Vinyl pressings
by Sparks · 1981
Whomp That Sucker was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 12 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.
AFLI-4091A -1 JA 1 ^J CSide A runout
AFLI-4091 B -1 JA I ^ISide B runout
AFLI-4091A -1 I A2 C JASide A runout variant 2
AFLI-4091 B -1 I JA ^1 HSide B runout variant 2
WHO 1 A-1Side A
WHO 1 B-1Side B
AFL14091 ASide A Runout - Etched
AFL14091BSide B Runout - Etched
AFL1-4091A
AFL1-4091 B
AFL1-4091-A-Runout Text, Side A
AFL1-4091-B-2Runout Text, Side B
AFL1-4019-ALabel Matrix, Side A
AFL1-4091-BLabel Matrix, Side B
SNA JANE BIRKIN 67677 ASide A runout etched
SNA JEANNE MOREAU 67677 BSide B runout etched
67.677/1Side A label
67.677/2Side B label
203355 A-1/81S III Made in GermanyRunout side A
203355 B-1/81S III Made in GermanyRunout side B
S 203 355 ALabel side A
S 203 355 BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Canada | RCA AFL1-4091 / RCA Victor AFL1-4091First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | Underdog 67.677First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | Ariola 203 355 / Oasis 203 355First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Israel | Why Fi WHO 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Italy | Durium DA I 30374 / Durium DA I 30-374First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Italy | Durium DAL 30 - 374First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | RCA RPL-8080First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Japan | RCA RPL-8080First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Ariola 203 355 / Oasis 203 355First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Scandinavia | Ariola 203 355 / Oasis 203 355First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Spain | Why Fi WHO-1 / Why Fi WHO 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | RCA AFL1-4091First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Why Fi WHO 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Australia | RCA APL1-4091First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UK | Repertoire Records REP 2409 / Repertoire Records V302LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | UK | Repertoire Records REP 2468 / Repertoire Records V302cLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
16 vinyl pressings of Whomp That Sucker are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1981 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA AFL1-4091.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AFL1-4091, WHO 1, APL1-4091, 67.677) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AFLI-4091A -1 JA 1 ^J C and AFLI-4091 B -1 JA I ^I. 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.
