Vinyl pressings
by Sex Pistols · 1979
Silly Thing / Who Killed Bambi 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.
15 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 6 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 256.A-2 A PORKY PRIME CUT ARunout side A, variant 1
VS 256.B-2 IT WUZN'T ME ARunout side B, variant 1
VS 256.A-2 A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout side A, variant 2
VS 256.B-3 IT WUZN'T MERunout side B, variant 2
VS 256 A-1U-1-1-19 TOWN HOUSELabel side A
VS 256 B-1U-1-1-9 TOWN HOUSELabel side B
VS 256.A2 A PORKY PRIME CUT ASide A, etched/stamped, variant 1
VS-256-B3 IT WAZN'T ME A 82Side B, etched/stamped, variant 1
·VS·256·A·3 A PORKY PRIME CUT D 20Side A, etched/stamped, variant 2
·VS·256·B·2 IT WUZN'T ME A 49Side B, etched/stamped, variant 2
VS 256 A-1U-1-1- 9 TOWN HOUSERunout side A
VS 256 B-1U-1-1-8 TOWN HOUSERunout side B
VS 256 A-1 o+<A side - etched
VS 256 B-1 o+<B side - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Virgin VS 256First yearSingle, 7" | Single, 7" |
| 1979 | Australia | Wizard Records ZS 311First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | France | Sex Pistols 640 160First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | France | Sex Pistols 640 160 / Sex Pistols 640160First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1979 | Germany | Virgin 100 504 / Virgin 100 504-100First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Ireland | Virgin VS 256 / Virgin VS256First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Ireland | Virgin VS 256First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Virgin VS256 / Virgin VS 2567", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Virgin VS256 / Virgin VS 256First yearSingle, 7", 45 RPM | Single, 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | UK | Virgin VS 256 / Virgin VS256First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Virgin VS 256First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress |
| 1979 | UK | Virgin VS 256First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Virgin VS 256 / Virgin VS256First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress |
| 1979 | UK | Virgin VS 256 / Virgin VS256First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Virgin VS 256 / Virgin VS256First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of Silly Thing / Who Killed Bambi are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, Australia, France, Germany and more. One of them is Virgin VS 256.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VS 256, ZS 311, 640 160, 100 504) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VS 256.A-2 A PORKY PRIME CUT A and VS 256.B-2 IT WUZN'T ME A. 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.
