Vinyl pressings
by Maxine Nightingale · 1976
Right Back Where We Started From was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 20 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.
UAG 29953 A-1U R ARUNSide A, runout, variant 1
UAG 29953 B-1U ARUN OSide B, runout, variant 1
UAG 29953 A-1U L ARUNSide A, runout, variant 2
UAG 29953 B-1U ARUN GDSide B, runout, variant 2
UAG 29953 A-1U G 4 RUNRunout side A
UAG 29953 B-1U G 4 RUNRunout side B
UA-LA626-1 RE1 M1 EckRunout A
22 UALA 626-2- M1Runout B
UA-LA626-1 RE1 ƐcK 4-X- #98Runout A etch
UA-LA 626-2 UA #96Runout B etch
T1 UA-LA626-1-1 RE Eck A1Runout A
T1 UA-LA626-2-3 CH ARunout B
UAG 29953A LPVE - 8316Label A
UAG 29953B LPVE - 8317Label B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Argentina | United Artists Records 8134First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | United Artists Records L 35887First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | United Artists Records L 35887First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA626-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA626-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | United Artists Records UAG 29.953 / United Artists Records UAS 29953First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | United Artists Records UAS 29 953 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Greece | United Artists Records UAG 29953First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Israel | United Artists Records UAG 29953First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | United Artists Records UAS 29953First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Liberty LLS-80594First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Mexico | United Artists Records GX 01-871First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | United Artists Records 5C 062-97807First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | United Artists Records L 35887First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Singapore | United Artists Records UA-LA 626-GFirst yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
28 vinyl pressings of Right Back Where We Started From are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Chile, Argentina and more. One of them is United Artists Records UAG 29953.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UAG 29953, UA-LA626-G, UAG-29953, 8134) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UAG 29953 A-1U R ARUN and UAG 29953 B-1U ARUN O. 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.
