Vinyl pressings
by Paul McCartney · 1980
Coming Up was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
73 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 30 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.
R 6035 A - 1UA-Side run-out, stamped. Variant 1 & 3
R 6035 B - 1UB-Side run-out, stamped. Variant 1
R 6035 A - 2UA-Side run-out, stamped. Variant 2
R 6035 B - 2UB-Side run-out, stamped. Variant 2 & 3
R 6035 A - 2UA-Side runout
LPFBB-Side runout
R 5035 A-1U. 4 CSide 1
R 6035 B-2U. C. 1Side 2
R 6035 A - 2U CRunout side A, stamped, variant 1
R 6035 B - 1URunout side B, stamped, variant1
R 6035 A-1U 4↾ 1Runout side A, stamped, variant 2
R 6035 B-1U C X 1Runout side B, stamped, variant1
R 6035 A - 2UStamped side A
R 6035 B - 1UStamped side B
R 6035 A - 2UA-Side run-out, stamped.
R 6035 B - 2UB-Side run-out, stamped.
R 6035ASide A, label
R 6035BSide B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | Parlophone PMC 1022First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Argentina | Parlophone PMC 1022First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Australia | Parlophone A-233First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Barbados | EMI R 6035 / MPL R 6035First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Bolivia | EMI International BO - 1270First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Brazil | MPL 31C 006 63794YFirst year7" | 7" |
| 1980 | Brazil | MPL 31C 052 64041ZFirst year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Brazil | MPL 31C 006 63794YFirst year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Columbia AE7 1204 / MPL AE7 1204First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Canada | Columbia 1-11263 / MPL 1-11263First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Columbia AE7 1204 / MPL AE7 1204First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Canada | Not On Label7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1980 | Chile | EMI 1535 / EMI 32C 006-063.794First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Colombia | EMI 446-1037First year12", Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl | 12", Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Colombia | EMI 4461037First year12" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | UK | Not On Label LL-0112", Single Sided, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial | 12", Single Sided, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial |
| 2001 | UK | Not On Label LL-0112", Single Sided, Partially Unofficial, White Label | 12", Single Sided, Partially Unofficial, White Label |
78 vinyl pressings of Coming Up are listed here, from 30 countries, released between 1980 and 2001.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, US, Australia, Ireland and more. One of them is Parlophone R 6035, released April 11, 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 6035, 1-11263, AS 775, AE7 1204) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R 6035 A - 1U and R 6035 B - 1U. 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.
