Vinyl pressings
by Ohio Players · 1979
Everybody Up was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 12 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.
AB 4226 SA RE- CT2 STERLING T/Side A runout, variant 1
AB 4226 SB RE- CT1 STERLING TISide B runout, variant 1
AB 4226 SA RE CT1 8 STERLING T2Side A runout, variant 2
AB 4226 SB RE CT1 C9 STERLING T 1Side B runout, variant 2
AB 4226 SA RE-1A Sterling SX S1Side A
AB 4226 SB RE-1A A-6 Sterling S2Side B
AB 4226 SASide A Label
AB 4226 SBSide B Label
AB 4226 SA RE HUB STERLINGEtched + Stamped Side A
AB 4226 SB RE HUB STERLINGEtched + Stamped Side B
AB 4226 SA RESide A runout, etched
AB 4226 SB RESide B runout, etched
Sterling PRunout both sides, stamped
AB 4226 SASide A 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Belgium | Arista 4C 064-62656First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Arista AB 4226First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Arista 2C 070 - 62.656First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Arista 1C 064-62 656 / EMI Electrola 1 C 064-62 656First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Greece | Arista 14C 064-62763First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | India | Arista AB 4226First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Arista 3C 064 - 62656First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Arista 25RS-45First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Arista 25RS-45First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Arista 5C 062-62656First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Turkey | EMI AB 4226First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Arista SPART 1094First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Arista AB 4226First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Arista AB 4226First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Arista AB 4226First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Arista 202 167 / Arista AB 4226LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of Everybody Up are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Belgium, Canada and more. One of them is Arista AB 4226, released March 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AB 4226, SPART 1094, 4C 064-62656, 2C 070 - 62.656) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AB 4226 SA RE- CT2 STERLING T/ and AB 4226 SB RE- CT1 STERLING TI. 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.
