Vinyl pressings
by Status Quo · 1980
Lies / Don't Drive My Car was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. 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 1980, the album's first year, in 7 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.
QUO 4 A // 1▽ E UT THE BUN AND THE '3K' PUP 1 2 [lyre symbol] 1A1 side runout, variant 1
0̶ QUO4 A̶ B// 2 ▽E UT [lyre symbol] 1 1 DON'T DRIVE MY PORSCHE !A side runout, variant 1
QUO 4 A // 1 ▽ E UT THE BUN AND THE '3K' PUP 1 2 [lyre symbol] 4A1 side runout, variant 2
QUO 4 A̶ B // 1 ▽ E UT 1 2 [lyre symbol] 4 DON'T DRIVE MY PORSCHE !A side runout, variant 2
Ʊ 629 QUO4 A DM POLYGRAM A9 THE BUN AND THE '3K' PUPA-side runout variant 1
Ʊ 629 QUO4 B DM POLYGRAM A7 DON'T DRIVE MY PORSCHE !AA-side runout variant 1
QUO 4 A DM POLYGRAM A A 13 THE BUN AND THE '3K' PUP Ʊ 629A-side runout variant 2
QUO 4 B POLYGRAM A 7 A "DON'T DRIVE MY PORSCHE !" Ʊ 629AA-side runout variant 2
[lyre symbol] 629 QUO4 A DM POLYGRAM A71 THE BUN AND THE '3K' PUPSide A runout
[lyre symbol] 629 QUO4 B DM POLYGRAM A5 DON'T DRIVE MY PORSCHE !Side AA runout
6000 577 1Side A label
6000 577 2Side AA label
QUO 4 A // 1 ∇ E UT THE BUN AND THE '3K' PUP [lyre symbol]A1 side runout stamped/etched
QUO 4 A̶ B // 1 ∇ E UT [lyre symbol] DON'T DRIVE MY PORSCHE !A side runout stamped/etched
QUO 4 A // 1 ∇ E UT THE BUN AND THE '3K' PUP [lyre symbol]A1 side runout stamped/etched
QUO 4 A̶ B // 1 ∇ E UT [lyre symbol] DON'T DRIVE MY PORSCHE !A side runout stamped/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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Austria | Vertigo 6000 577First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Belgium | Vertigo 6000 577First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Germany | Vertigo 6000 577First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Vertigo 6000 577First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Ireland | Vertigo QUO 4First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | Ireland | Vertigo QUO 4First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6000 577First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Vertigo QUO 4 / Vertigo 6000 577First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Bolivia | Vertigo VRS-30-6First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Vertigo QUO 4 / Vertigo 6000 577First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1980 | UK | Vertigo QUO 4 / Vertigo 6000 577First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | UK | Vertigo QUO 4First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | Vertigo QUO 4 / Vertigo 6000 577First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | Vertigo QUO 4 / Vertigo 8000 577First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | UK | Vertigo QUO 4 / Vertigo 8000 577First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
20 vinyl pressings of Lies / Don't Drive My Car are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, Bolivia, Austria, Belgium and more. One of them is Vertigo QUO 4, released November 28, 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use QUO 4, VRS-30-6, 6000 577) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, QUO 4 A // 1▽ E UT THE BUN AND THE '3K' PUP 1 2 [lyre symbol] 1 and 0̶ QUO4 A̶ B// 2 ▽E UT [lyre symbol] 1 1 DON'T DRIVE MY PORSCHE !. 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.
