Vinyl pressings
by Loose Joints · 1980
Is It All Over My Face? was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
WES22129A-10433A-1A RJ CBS N.Y.C.Side A runout
WES22128-70429-AB [22128 and the A are scratched through] Ω F/W :v) HP SMK Re 2 22129Side B runout
WES-22129A - 70433A-1A RJ CBS N.Y.C. SMKEtched in runout, Side A (Variant 1)
WES-2̶2̶1̶2̶8̶-70429-A̶B Ω F/W [smiley face] HP SMK Re 2Etched in runout, Side B (Variant 1)
WES 22129A-70433-A1A RJ CBS N.Y.C. SMKA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
WES 22128-70249-A Ω F/w :v) HP SMK Re2B-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
WES 22129A - 10433A-1A RJ CBS N.Y.C. SMKRun-out Side A
WES-22128-70429-A Ω F/w :v) HP SMK Re2Run-out Side B
WES-DJ 22129-AA-Side Label
WES-DJ 22129-BB-Side Label
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | West End Records WES-22129First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1980 | US | West End Records WES-DJ 22129First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | West End Records WES 1229First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | West End Records WES 12297", Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | US | West End Records WES-22129First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | US | West End Records WES 500212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Remastered | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UK | West End Records WES-2212912", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered | 12", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2015 | UK | West End Records WES 2015-00112", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2018 | US | West End Records GET7677 / Get On Down GET76777", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK | West End Records WEBMG10LP12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2020 | UK | West End Records WES-2212912", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | UK | West End Records WES-2212912", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of Is It All Over My Face? are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1980 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US. One of them is West End Records WES-22129.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WES-22129, WES-DJ 22129, WES 1229) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WES22129A-10433A-1A RJ CBS N.Y.C. and WES22128-70429-AB [22128 and the A are scratched through] Ω F/W :v) HP SMK Re 2 22129. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
