Vinyl pressings
by Madness · 1979
One Step Beyond... was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
34 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 9 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 54-A2 NUT NUT NUTTY A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A Runout Etching variant 1
BUY-56-B3 WATCH THIS PORKYSide B Runout Etching variant 1
BUY-56-A3 A PORKY PRIME CUT NUT NUT DONT WATCH THAT ⋀Side A Runout Etching variant 3
BUY-56-B4 WATCH THIS ⋀ PORKYSide B Runout Etching variant 3
BUYIT - 56 - A1 A NUTTY CUT SASide A etched runout (variant 1)
CAN YOU FEEL THE HEATEtched between tracks A1 & A2 (variant 1)
BUYIT - 56 - B1 A NUTTY SASide B etched runout (variant 1)
BUYIT - 56 - A1 A NUTTY CUT SA 6 ASide A etched runout (variant 2)
BUY-56-A2 13 E NUT NUT NUTTY A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A Runout - Variant 2
BUY-56-B-1 0C SA WATCH THIS ΛSide B Runout - Variant 2
BUY 56-A2 NUT NUT NUTTY A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A runout etching
BUY-56-B1 WATCH THIS SASide B runout etching
BUY 56-A2 NUT NUT NUTTY A PORKY PRIME CUT AA-side runout
BUY-56-B1 WATCH THIS SAB-side runout
BUY-56-A2 1 A PORKY PRIME CUT D NUT NUT NUTTYA-Side runout, variant 1
BUY-56-B1 4 SA D WATCH THIS.B-Side runout, variant 1
BUY-56-A4 NUT NUT DON'T WATCH THAT. 4 A A PORKY PRIME CUTA-Side runout, variant 2
BUY.56.B.1 SA. A WATCH THISB-Side runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Stiff Records K7693First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Belgium | Stiff Records 640177 / Stiff Records 640-177First year7", Single · Colored vinyl | 7", Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | Belgium | Stiff Records 640-177 / Stiff Records 640177First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Canada | Sire FSRE 0204First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Sire FSRE 0204First year7", Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | France | Stiff Records 640177 / Stiff Records 640 177First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | France | Stiff Records 740 522First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | France | Stiff Records 740 522 / Barclay 740 522First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | France | Stiff Records 640177 / Stiff Records 640 177First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | France | Stiff Records 640 177 / Stiff Records 640177First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | France | Stiff Records 640177 / Stiff Records 640 177First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.20060First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.12 644 / Stiff Records 6.12644 ACFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.12644 / Stiff Records 6.12644 ACFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Stiff Records BUY 56First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Stiff Records VIPX-15087", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Japan | Stiff Records VIPX-15087", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Spain | Stiff Records MO 1922 / Stiff Records BUY 567", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Spain | Stiff Records MO 1922 / Stiff Records BUY 567", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Spain | Stiff Records MO 1922 / Stiff Records BUY 567", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Mexico | Stiff Records SEEZ 17 / Musart MI 307337", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | Mexico | Stiff Records MI 30733 / Musart MI 307337", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Mexico | Musart MI 30733 / Stiff Records SEEZ 177", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Mexico | Stiff Records MI 30733 / Musart MI 307337", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | France | Virgin 903787", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Stiff Records BUY 567", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
45 vinyl pressings of One Step Beyond... are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1979 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, US, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Stiff Records BUY 56, released October 19, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BUY 56, BUYIT 56, PRO-A-852, K7693) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BUY 54-A2 NUT NUT NUTTY A PORKY PRIME CUT and BUY-56-B3 WATCH THIS PORKY. 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.
