Vinyl pressings
by Madness · 1982
Our House was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
41 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 18 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∙ 163 -A6 ARUN ALL THE PLAYERS PLAY A PARTRunout side A, variant 1
BUY∙ 163-B1 SEVEN SAY "RESULTS NOT EXCUSESRunout side B, variant 1
BUY∙ 163 -A7 ARUN ALL THE PLAYERS PLAY A PARTRunout side A, variant 2
BUY∙ 163-B1 SEVEN SAY "RESULTS NOT EXCUSESRunout side B, variant 2
P BUY 163ASide A disc
P BUY 163BSide B disc
P + BUY + 163 + A₂ ORLAKE ARUN ALL THE PLAYERS PLAY A PARTSide A runout, variant 1
P + BUY + 163 + B ORLAKESide B runout, variant 1
BUY IT 163 A1 ARUNA-Side runout, variant 1
BUY IT 163 B1B-Side runout, variant 1
BUY.IT.163-A2 ARUN ⋀A-Side runout, variant 2
BUY-IT-163.B2 ⋀B-Side runout, variant 2
BUY 163 AIO JBRunout side-A, variant 1
BUY 163 BIO JBRunout side-B, variant 1
BUY 163 B̶ AIO JB ΛRunout side-A, variant 2
BUY 163 D̶T̶ BIO JB ΛRunout side-B, variant 2
BUY 163 DJA10 ARunout Side A
BUY 163 DJB10 ARunout Side B
BUY∙ 163 -A6 ARUN ALL THE PLAYERS PLAY A PART CSide A, runout, variant 1
BUY∙ 163-B1 SEVEN SAY "RESULTS NOT EXCUSES CSide B, runout, variant 1
BUY∙ 163 - A6 ARUN ALL THE PLAYERS PLAY A PART : ) DSide A, runout, variant 2
BUY∙ 163 - B1 SEVEN SAY "RESULTS NOT EXCUSES ASide B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Stiff Records X-8933 / Stiff Records BUY IT 163First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1982 | Belgium | Stiff Records BUY 163First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Benelux | Stiff Records BUYIT 12163First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Benelux | Stiff Records BUYIT 12163First year12", 45 RPM, Misprint | 12", 45 RPM, Misprint |
| 1982 | Canada | Geffen Records 92 96687First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Canada | Geffen Records 92 96687First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Canada | Geffen Records 92 96687First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Canada | Geffen Records 92 96687First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | France | Stiff Records 105 272First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | France | Stiff Records 105 272First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | France | Stiff Records 105 272First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.13651 AC / Stiff Records 6.13 651First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.13 651 / Stiff Records 6.13651 ACFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.13 651 / Stiff Records 6.13651 ACFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Ireland | Stiff Records BUY 163First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Stiff Records K-8933 / Stiff Records BUY 1637", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
73 vinyl pressings of Our House are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1982 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, Australia, Belgium, Benelux and more. One of them is Stiff Records buy 163, released November 15, 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use buy 163, P Buy 163, buy it 163, BUY JB 163) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BUY∙ 163 -A6 ARUN ALL THE PLAYERS PLAY A PART and BUY∙ 163-B1 SEVEN SAY "RESULTS NOT EXCUSES. 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.
