Vinyl pressings
by Madness · 1983
Tomorrow's Just Another Day was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
31 pressings came out in 1983, 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-IT-169-A2A-side runout, variant 1
BUY-IT-169-B1B-side runout, variant 1
BUY IT 169 A1 AA-side runout, variant 2
BUY IT 169-B2 AB-side runout, variant 2
P+BUY+169+A6 ORLAKERunout side A, variant 1
P+BUY+169+B6 ORLAKERunout side AA, variant 1
P+BUY+169+A5 ORLAKERunout side A, variant 2
P+BUY+169+B5 ORLAKERunout side AA, variant 2
BUY 169 A1 ARUNA-side runout variant 1
BUY 169 AA2AA-side runout variant 1
BUY.169.A2 D ARUNA-side runout variant 2
BUY.169.AA1 ΛAA-side runout variant 2
ARUN MPO BUY 169 A⁴Runout A, etched, variant 1
MPO BUY 169 B⁵Runout B, etched variant 1
BUY 169 A4 ARUN MPORunout A, etched, variant 2
BUY 169 B4 MPORunout B, etched variant 2
P+BUY+169+A6 ORLAKErunout side A
P+BUY+169+A6 ORLAKErunout side AA
BUY 169 A1 ARUN ⋀A-side runout, variant 1
BUY 169 AA2AA-side runout, variant 1
BUY 169 A1 ARUN ⋀A-side runout, variant 2
BUY 169-AA 1AA-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | Stiff Records X-14011 / Stiff Records BUYIT 169First year12", Limited Edition, 45 RPM, Single · Limited | 12", Limited Edition, 45 RPM, Single · Limited |
| 1983 | Benelux | Stiff Records 105.184First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | France | Stiff Records 600 807First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1983 | France | Stiff Records 105 184First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.13 757 / Stiff Records 6.13757 ACFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.20 188 / Stiff Records BUY IT 169First year12", Maxi-Single, Limited Edition, 45 RPM · Limited | 12", Maxi-Single, Limited Edition, 45 RPM · Limited |
| 1983 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.13 7577", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.20188-01-1+01-212", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Greece | Stiff Records 15523First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1983 | Greece | Stiff Records 15523First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1983 | Greece | Stiff Records 15523First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Greece | Stiff Records 15523First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Stiff Records 600.789First year12", Limited Edition · Limited | 12", Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Stiff Records 600 789First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1983 | Scandinavia | Stiff Records Buy 169 / Stiff Records BUY 169First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
34 vinyl pressings of Tomorrow's Just Another Day are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1983 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, Australia, Benelux, France and more. One of them is Stiff Records BUY IT 169, released February 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BUY IT 169, P Buy 169, BUY 169, P BUY 169) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BUY-IT-169-A2 and BUY-IT-169-B1. 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.
