UK
April 1978- Label and catalog number
- Good Vibrations Records GOT 1Good Vibrations Records GOT ONE
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM · Pink Sleeve, Single-Side Printing
- Runout / matrix
RUDI. A1.Side A, etched
RUDI. B1. TBSide B, etched
Vinyl pressings
by Rudi · 1978
Big Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year. 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.
RUDI. A1.Side A, etched
RUDI. B1. TBSide B, etched
RUDI. A1. TBSide A, Etched
RUDI. B1. TBSide B, Etched
TB RUDI A-1Side A, Etched
TB RUDI B-1Side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | UK | Good Vibrations Records GOT 1First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | UK | Good Vibrations Records GOT 1First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | UK | Good Vibrations Records GOT 1 / Good Vibrations Records GOT ONEFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | UK | Good Vibrations Records GOT ONEFirst year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | UK | Good Vibrations Records GOT 1First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | UK | Good Vibrations Records GOT 1 / Good Vibrations Records GOT ONEFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | UK | Good Vibrations Records GOT 17", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1979 | UK | Good Vibrations Records GOT 17", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| 1979 | UK | Good Vibrations Records GOT 17", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | Good Vibrations Records GOT 17", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1979 | UK & Ireland | Good Vibrations Records GOT 17", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1979 | UK & Ireland | Good Vibrations Records GOT 1 / Good Vibrations Records GOT ONE7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | US | Sing Sing Records SING 0027", Reissue, 45 RPM | 7", Reissue, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Ireland | Punkerama Records7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2017 | UK | Punkerama Records PUNKERAMA 19777", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc |
15 vinyl pressings of Big Time are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1978 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK. One of them is Good Vibrations Records GOT 1, released April 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GOT 1, GOT ONE) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RUDI. A1. and RUDI. B1. TB. 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.