Vinyl pressings
by Melba Moore · 1976
This Is It 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.
23 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 11 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.
p BDAS 519A TM/JR 1 2A-Side Runout Etching
p BDAS 519B JRB-Side Runout Etching
BDAS 519 AA-Side Label
BDAS 519 BB-Side Label
BDAS-519-ALabel A
BDAS-519-BLabel B
BDAS519A BEST TM/JR 3-10-76Side A etched runout
BDAS519B BEST JR 3-10-76Side B etched runout
BDAS 519 A BWSide A label
BDAS 519 B BWSide B label
BDAS519A MR TM/JR ∆99089Runout A
BDAS519B HR NR ∆99089-XRunout B
BDAS-519-ALabel A
BDAS-519-BLabel B
TM/TR BDA 519AA-Side Label
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 | Australia | Buddah Records 2011 292First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Canada | Buddah Records BDA 519XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | France | Buddah Records 640 082 / Buddah Records 640.082First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Germany | Metronome 10/76 / Buddah Records 10/76First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Germany | Buddah Records M 27.024First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Jamaica | Buddah Records BDA 519First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Japan | Buddah Records YK-58-DAFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Buddah Records BDA 519First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | Portugal | Buddah Records 2011 292First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | Spain | Buddah Records 20 11 292First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | Buddah Records BDS 443First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | Buddah Records BDS 443First year7" | 7" |
| 1976 | UK | Buddah Records BDS 443First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | UK | Buddah Records BDS 443First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | US | Buddah Records DISCO 103First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Germany | Buddah Records 6.70020 / Buddah Records 247 110-012", Single | 12", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Buddah Records CS-9297" | 7" |
25 vinyl pressings of This Is It are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1976 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Buddah Records BDA 519, released March 29, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BDA 519, BDA-519-N, BDA 519 A, BDA 519-N) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p BDAS 519A TM/JR 1 2 and p BDAS 519B JR. 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.
