Vinyl pressings
by Sex Pistols · 1979
C'Mon Everybody 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.
13 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
VS-272-A-2 A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A runout etched, variant 1
VS-272-B-1 A PORKY PRIME CUTSide B runout etched, variant 1
VS-272-A-2 A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A runout etched, variant 2
VS-272.B 2 A PORKY PRIME CUTSide B runout etched, variant 2
VS-272 A-1̷3 A PORKY PRIME CUT ∴ ∴Side A, Runout (Variant 1)
VS-272 B 1̷3 2 A PORKY PRIME CUT ∴Side B, Runout (Variant 1)
VS-272.A·4 ⋀ A PORKY PRIME CUT DSide A, Runout (Variant 2)
VS-272-B-̶̷1̶̷ 3 2 A PORKY PRIME CUT BSide B, Runout (Variant 2)
VS-272.A.4 A PORKY PRIME CUTA side - etched
VS-272.B 2 A PORKY PRIME CUTB side - etched
VS-272 . A 4 A PORKY PRIME CUT DRunout side A [variant 1]
VS-272 . B ̷1̷ 3 A PORKY PRIME CUT DRunout side B [variant 1]
VS-272 . A 3 A PORKY PRIME CUT CRunout side A [variant 2]
VS-272 . B 2 A PORKY PRIME CUT VRunout side B [variant 2]
VS-272.A.4 A PORKY PRIME CUT D 5A side
VS-272.B 2 A PORKY PRIME CUT V 16B side
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 | Australia | Wizard Records ZS 313First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Germany | Virgin 100 791 / Virgin 100 791 - 100First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | Ireland | Virgin VS 272First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Virgin VS272 / Virgin VS 272First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Virgin VS 272First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | UK | Virgin VS 272First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1979 | UK | Virgin VS 272 / Virgin VS272First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Virgin VS 272 / Virgin VS272First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Virgin VS272 / Virgin VS 272First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Virgin VS 272 / Virgin VS272First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Virgin VS 272 / Virgin VS272First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1979 | UK | Virgin VS272 / Virgin VS 272First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Virgin VS 272 / Virgin VS272First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
13 vinyl pressings of C'Mon Everybody are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, Australia, Germany, Ireland and more. One of them is Virgin VS 272, released June 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VS 272, VS272, ZS 313, 100 791) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VS-272-A-2 A PORKY PRIME CUT and VS-272-B-1 A PORKY PRIME CUT. 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.
