Vinyl pressings
by Pigbag · 1981
Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag 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.
15 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 8 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.
Y-10 A1 PORKY'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG ANOTHER FINE DISCO MIX DAMONTRunout Side A Variant 1
BB PIG BAG MEETS PORKY. Y-10 B-2 DAMONTRunout Side B Variant 1
Y-10 A1 PORKY'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG ANOTHER FINE DISCO MIX DAMONT TWRunout Side A Variant 2, etched
BX PIG BAG MEETS PORKY. Y-10 B-2 DAMONTRunout Side B Variant 2, etched
A Porky Prime Cut 12-Y-10-A1 PAG THATS THE END OF THISA side runout groove
A Porky Prime Cut 12-Y-10-B1 PAG WHERE WERE YOU?B side runout groove
Y-10 A1 PORKY'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG. ANOTHER FINE DISCO MIXSide A Runout, etched
Y-10 B-2 PIG BAG MEETS PORKY.Side A Runout, etched
12-Y-10-A1 PAG THATS THE END OF THIS DAMONT A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A runout
12-Y-10 B1 PAG WHERE WERE YOU? DAMONT A PORKY PRIME CUTSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Rough Trade SRT606 / GAP Records SRT606First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | France | Rough Trade 100.157 / Y Records 100.157First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Germany | Rockport RO 501First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1981 | Germany | Rockport RO 501First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1981 | Ireland | Y Records Y 10 / Y Records Y 10First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Italy | Y Records 12" Y10First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Japan | Y Records RT-14First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Japan | Y Records RT-14First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Y Records 12" Y10First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Y Records Y 10First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Y Records Y 10First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | UK | Y Records 12" Y10First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | UK | Y Records Y10First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | UK | Y Records Y10First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | UK | Y Records 12-Y-1012", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | UK | Kaz Records KAZ T9412", Single, Reissue | 12", Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | UK | Fire Records BLAZE 17812", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK | Spaziale Recordings SPZ-01312", 45 RPM, Single, Remastered, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Remastered, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Y Records INT 126.620 / Y Records Y INT 126.62012", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
34 vinyl pressings of Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1981 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, Australia, France, Germany and more. One of them is Y Records Y10, released May 1, 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Y10, 12" Y10, SRT606, 100.157) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Y-10 A1 PORKY'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG ANOTHER FINE DISCO MIX DAMONT and BB PIG BAG MEETS PORKY. Y-10 B-2 DAMONT. 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.
