Vinyl pressings
by Status Quo · 1988
Ain't Complaining was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 13 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.
VERH 58 A-1U-1-1- BILBO/TOWNHIOUSE 1Runout side A stamped/etched, variant 1
VERH 58 B-1U-1-2 BILBO/TOWNHIOUSERunout side B stamped/etched, variant 1
VERH 58 A-1U-1-1 BILBO/TOWNHIOUSERunout side A stamped/etched, variant 2
VERH 58 B-1U-1-1 BILBO/TOWNHIOUSERunout side B stamped/etched, variant 2
VERH 58 A-1U-1-1- BILBO/TOWNHIOUSERunout Side A [Stamped, Etched]
VERH 58 B-1U-1-2 BILBO/TOWNHIOUSERunout Side B [Stamped, Etched]
834604-1 A MTV 88 apRunout side A
834604-1 B MTV 88 apRunout side B
834 604-1 ALabel side A
834 604-1 BLabel side B
29136/A
29136/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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Argentina | Vertigo 29136 / Vertigo 834 604-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Australasia | Vertigo 834 604-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | Vertigo 834 604-1 / Vertigo 32 744 5First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | Vertigo verh 58 / Vertigo 834 604-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Greece | Vertigo 834 604-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Portugal | Vertigo 834 604-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | Vertigo 834 604-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK | Vertigo VERH 58 / Vertigo 834 604-1First yearLP, Advance, Album, Stereo | LP, Advance, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK & Europe | Vertigo 834 604-1 / Vertigo VERH 58First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Mercury 836 651-1 / Vertigo 834 604-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB 220418First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Zimbabwe | Phonogram 834604First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Finland | Vertigo 834 604-1First yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1988 | Finland | Vertigo VERH 58 / Vertigo 834 604-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Ireland | Vertigo VERH 58First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Vertigo 5713605LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Ain't Complaining are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1988 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK, US, Finland, Ireland and more. One of them is Vertigo VERH 58, released June 18, 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VERH 58, 836 651-1, 29136, 834 604-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VERH 58 A-1U-1-1- BILBO/TOWNHIOUSE 1 and VERH 58 B-1U-1-2 BILBO/TOWNHIOUSE. 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.
