Vinyl pressings
by Maxine Nightingale · 1975
Right Back Where We Started From was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
42 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 25 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.
UP 36015 A-1U L 1Runout A-side stamped variant 1
UP 36015 B-1U R 1Runout B-side stamped variant 1
UP 36015 A-1U GD 1Runout A-side stamped variant 2
UP 36015 B-1U H 1Runout B-side stamped variant 2
UP 36015 A - 1URunout, A-side, stamped
UP 36015 B - 1URunout, B-side, stamped
UP 36015 A-1U L 1Runout A-side stamped
UP 36015 B-1U R 1Runout B-side stamped
UP 36015ALabel side-A
UP 36015BLabel side-B
UAST-16659Label Side A
UAST-16660Label Side B
UAST-16659 EcK PRunout A
UAST-16660 EcK PRunout B
UAST-16659Label Side A
UAST-16660Label Side B
T UAST-16659-3Runout A, Etched, Variant 1
T UAST-16660-1Runout B, Etched, Variant 1
T UAST-16659-3 TIRunout A, Etched, Variant 2
T UAST-16660-1Runout B, Etched, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | United Artists Records 1349First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Australia | United Artists Records K-6197First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Australia | United Artists Records K-6197First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Belgium | United Artists Records 4 C 006-97188First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Belgium | United Artists Records 4C006-97.188First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Belgium | United Artists Records 4 C 006-97188First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Brazil | United Artists Records UACS-1581First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | United Artists Records UAXW 752YFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Chile | United Artists Records UP - 36015First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | France | United Artists Records UP 36015First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | United Artists Records UP 36015 / United Artists Records UP 36.015First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | United Artists Records UP 36015 / United Artists Records UP 36.015First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | France | United Artists Records UP 36015First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | United Artists Records 36 015 A / United Artists Records UA 36 015 AFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Germany | United Artists Records UP 36015 AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | UK | Old Gold OG 96567", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | United Artists Records US-XW11597", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records X 11597", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | United Artists Records US-XW11597", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
52 vinyl pressings of Right Back Where We Started From are listed here, from 27 countries, released between 1975 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is United Artists Records UP 36015.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UP 36015, UA-XW752-Y, K-6197, 4 C 006-97188) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UP 36015 A-1U L 1 and UP 36015 B-1U R 1. 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.
