Vinyl pressings
by Roy Harper · 1985
Whatever Happened To Jugula? was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 5 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.
BEGA-60-A2 ƱTOPIA 2MT DAMONTSide A runout variant 1
BEGA-60-B2 ƱTOPIA 2MT DAMONTSide B runout variant 1
BEGA-60-A2. ƱTOPIA 1MT. Z DAMONTSide A runout variant 2
BEGA-60-B2. ƱTOPIA 2MT. AE DAMONTSide B runout variant 2
BEGA-60-A2 DAMONT ƱTOPIA MTSide A runout, etched
BEGA-60-B2 DAMONT ƱTOPIA MTSide B runout, etched
VIR-6177A 111+ E V 〄 ⒷRunout side A
VIR-6677B 121+Runout side B
SNIR 25115 · 1Runout Side A hand-etched
SNIR 25115 · 2Runout Side B hand-etched
BEGA 60 ASide A runout
BEGA 60 BSide B runout
BEGA 60ASide A label
BEGA 60BSide B label
630807.A1 22.5.85 FCortezSide A Runout [etched]
630807.B1 22.5.85 FCortezSide B Runout [etched]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Italy | Ricordi International SNIR 25115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Japan | Victor VIL-6177First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | New Zealand | EMI EMC 276First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Portugal | World 630807 / Beggars Banquet 630807First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEGA 60First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEGA 60First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1985 | Japan | Victor VIL-6177First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Yugoslavia | Jugodisk LPS-1092 / Beggars Banquet BEGA 60LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK | Beggars Banquet BBL60LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEGA 60 / Beggars Banquet BBL 60LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | US | Beggars Banquet PVC 8937 / PVC Records PVC 8937LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | UK | Science Friction SFLP009LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2019 | UK & Europe | Science Friction SFLP009LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Numbered |
13 vinyl pressings of Whatever Happened To Jugula? are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1985 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in UK, Japan, Italy, New Zealand and more. One of them is Beggars Banquet BEGA 60.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BEGA 60, VIL-6177, SNIR 25115, EMC 276) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BEGA-60-A2 ƱTOPIA 2MT DAMONT and BEGA-60-B2 ƱTOPIA 2MT 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.
