Vinyl pressings
by Madness · 1980
Baggy Trousers 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.
20 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 10 countries. 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.
BUY 84-A1 WE HAVE LIFT-OFF 11 A ARUN ARunout side A, variant 1
BUY 84-B2 WIND ME UP ARunout side B, variant 1
BUY-84-A2 WE HAVE LIFT-OFF ARUNRunout side A, variant 2
BUY-84-B1 WIND ME UPRunout side B, variant 2
BUY-84-A1 WE HAVE LIFT-OFF ARUN CRunout side A, variant 1
BUY-84-B1 WIND ME UP FRunout side B, variant 1
BUY-84-A1 WE HAVE LIFT-OFF ARUNRunout side A, variant 2
BUY-84-B2 WIND ME UPRunout side B, variant 2
BUY 84-A1 WE HAVE LIFT-OFF 11 > ARUNrunout Side A (variant 1)
BUY 84-B2 WIND ME UP >runout Side B (variant 1)
BUY-84-A1 WE HAVE LIFT-OFF D ARUNrunout Side A (variant 2)
BUY-84-B1 WIND ME UP Crunout Side B (variant 2)
BUY-84-A2 WE HAVE LIFT-OFF D ARUNrunout A-Side
BUY-84-B1 WIND ME UP Crunout B-Side
BUY-84-A1 WE HAVE LIFT-OFF D ARUNrunout A-Side
BUY-84-B1 WIND ME UP Crunout B-Side
BUY-84-A-3 ARUN MAX LYN-8939-1MRun-out side A, etched
BUY-84-B-3 LYN-8940-1M MAXRun-out side B, etched
BUY 84-ALabel side A
BUY 84-BLabel side B
BUY 84 A2 WE HAVE LIFT-OFF ARUN ASide A, etched ("A" stamped)
BUY 84 B2 WIND ME UP FSide B, etched ("F" stamped)
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 | Australia | Stiff Records K-8065 / Stiff Records BUY-84First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1980 | Australia | Stiff Records K-8065First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Belgium | Stiff Records 640.203First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | France | Stiff Records 640 203 / Stiff Records 640203First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | France | Stiff Records 640 203First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.12915 AC / Stiff Records 6.12 915First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Ireland | Stiff Records BUY 84First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Japan | Stiff Records VIPX-1547 / Stiff Records STIFF-1547First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | Stiff Records VIPX-1547 / Stiff Records STIFF-1547First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Stiff Records BUY 84First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Stiff Records BUY 84First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Stiff Records BUY 84First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Spain | Stiff Records MO 1980First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Spain | Stiff Records MO 1980First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 84First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Worldwide | BMG 538718031 / Union Square Music 53871803112", 45 RPM, EP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Stiff Records 640 203 / Stiff Records 6402037", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Poland | Art & Muzyka ARM-23163-1Flexi-disc, 45 RPM, Picture Disc · Picture disc | Flexi-disc, 45 RPM, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
25 vinyl pressings of Baggy Trousers are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1980 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, Australia, Belgium, France and more. One of them is Stiff Records BUY 84.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BUY 84, K-8065, 640.203, 640 203) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BUY 84-A1 WE HAVE LIFT-OFF 11 A ARUN A and BUY 84-B2 WIND ME UP A. 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.
