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Vinyl pressings

Drive My Car

by Nasty Facts · 1981

10 pressings2 countriesPower PopPunkRock

Drive My Car was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Drive My Car

3 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 2 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.

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 10 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1980s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1981UK5th Column FC 2First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1981USJimboco Records UBIK 3First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1981USJimboco Records UBIK 3First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Stereo
2010s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2015USBush Pig Records BPR-0027", 45 RPM, Numbered, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Numbered7", 45 RPM, Numbered, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Numbered
2020s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2022USLeft For Dead Records LFD-1005-112", 45 RPM, EP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl12", 45 RPM, EP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl
2022USLeft For Dead Records LFD-1005-112", 45 RPM, EP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered12", 45 RPM, EP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered
2022USLeft For Dead Records LFD-1005-112", 45 RPM, EP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered12", 45 RPM, EP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered
2022USLeft For Dead Records LFD-1005-112", 45 RPM, EP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl12", 45 RPM, EP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl
2022USLeft For Dead Records LFD-1005-112", 45 RPM, EP, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Numbered12", 45 RPM, EP, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Numbered
Year unknown1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UnknownNot On Label (Nasty Facts)7", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial7", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial

Tracklist

  1. Side A
  2. ADrive My Car2:51
  3. Side 1
  4. BGotta Get To You / Crazy 'Bout You5:04

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Drive My Car are there?

10 vinyl pressings of Drive My Car are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1981 and 2022.

When was Drive My Car first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK. One of them is Jimboco Records UBIK 3.

How do I tell if my copy of Drive My Car is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UBIK 3, FC 2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Drive My Car on vinyl worth?

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.

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