Vinyl pressings
by Shirley Bassey · 1975
Good, Bad But Beautiful was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 19 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.
UAS 29881 A - 2U G R A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout side A, variant 1
1 UAS 29881 B - 1U A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout side B, variant 1
UAS 29881 A - 2U OL A PORKY PRIME CUT 3Side A runout, variant 2
UAS 29881 B - 2U GM A PORKY PRIME CUT 1Side B runout, variant 2
UAS 29881 A - 2U A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A stamped runout ("A PORKY PRIME CUT", etched)
UAS 29881 B - 1U A PORKY PRIME CUTSide B stamped runout ("A PORKY PRIME CUT", etched)
UAS 29881 ASide A label matrix
UAS 29881 BSide B label matrix
T1 UA-LA542-1 REI-1 EcKSide A
T1 UA-LA542-2 REI-1 EcKSide B
UA-LA542-1 REI UA EcKRunout side A
UA-LA542-2 REI MO EcKRunout side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | United Artists Records 6796First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | United Artists Records L 35674First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | United Artists Records UALP 12022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA 542-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | United Artists Records UAS 29881 / United Artists Records UAS 29.881First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | United Artists Records UAS 29881 / United Artists Records UAS 29.881First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | United Artists Records UAS 29881 XOFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | India | United Artists Records UAS 29881 / United Artists Records UAS. 29881First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Israel | United Artists Records UAS 29881First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | United Artists Records UAS 29881First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | United Artists Records GP-395First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | United Artists Records 5C 062-96957First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Portugal | United Artists Records LP-S-13-13First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Singapore | United Artists Records UAS 29881First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | South Africa | United Artists Records UAS 7123First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Germany | Platinum PLP 46 / Platinum 24008LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | United Artists Records UA 44526 / United Artists Records 44526LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Philippines | United Artists Records UAS 29881LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
31 vinyl pressings of Good, Bad But Beautiful are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1975 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is United Artists Records UAS 29881.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UAS 29881, UA-LA542-G, 6796, L 35674) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UAS 29881 A - 2U G R A PORKY PRIME CUT and 1 UAS 29881 B - 1U 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.
