Vinyl pressings
by Skyhooks · 1978
Women In Uniform 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.
11 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
SMX53205 ·2BSide 1 Runout - Etched
SMX53206 ·2BSide 2 Runout - Etched
MX53205Label (Side 1)
MX53206Label (Side 2)
SMX 52459 .2ASide A runout hand-etched
SMX 52460 .2ASide B runout hand-etched
MX52459Side A label
MX52460Side B label
A BILBO BOPPAROONIE ! UP36508 A-5U 1 RSide A runout
B,B,B,BILBO UP 36508 B-1U 2 GTSide B runout
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 | Australia | Mushroom X 11810First year12", Maxi-Single, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited | 12", Maxi-Single, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited |
| 1978 | Belgium | United Artists Records 4C 006 62672First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1978 | France | United Artists Records 2S 008 62672 / United Artists Records 2S 008 - 62.672First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Netherlands | United Artists Records K052Z-62672First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| 1978 | Netherlands | United Artists Records 5 C 006-62672First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1978 | UK | United Artists Records UP 36508First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | UK | United Artists Records UP 36508First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | United Artists Records UP 36508First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | UK | United Artists Records UP 36508First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Australia | Mushroom X 11810 / Mushroom X11810First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1978 | Australia | Mushroom K-7062First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Germany | United Artists Records 1C 006-62 672 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-62 6727", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Germany | United Artists Records 1C 006-62 672 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-62 6727", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | Mushroom X13131 / Mushroom X-1313112", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
14 vinyl pressings of Women In Uniform are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1978 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Australia, UK, Belgium, France and more. One of them is Mushroom X 11810, released February 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use X 11810, K-7062, UP 36508, 4C 006 62672) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SMX53205 ·2B and SMX53206 ·2B. 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.
