Vinyl pressings
by Stuff · 1979
Stuff It! was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. 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 1979, the album's first year, in 9 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.
BSK-1-3262 JW1 #3 0Runout side A, etched, variant 1
BSK-2-3262 JW1 #1 0Runout side B, etched, variant 1
BSK-1-3262 JW1 #1 0Runout side A, etched, variant 2
BSK-2-3262 JW1 #2 0Runout side B, etched, variant 2
BSK-1-3262 WWI #2 -------◁Runout side A, variant 1
BSK-2-3262 WWI -------◁Runout side B, variant 1
BSK-1-3262 WWI -------◁Runout side A, variant 2
BSK-2-3262 WWI #3 -------◁Runout side B, variant 2
BSK-1-3262 LW1 ✲Runout side A, variant 1
BSK-2-3262 LW3 ✲Runout side B, variant 1
BSK-1-3262 LW3• 1 ✲Runout side A, variant 2
BSK-2-3262 LW3 2 ✲Runout side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3262 / Just Sunshine Records BSK 3262First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Austria | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 576First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3262 / Just Sunshine Records BSK 3262First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 576First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 576First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10558WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 576First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3262First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3262 / Just Sunshine Records BSK 3262First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3262 / Just Sunshine Records BSK 3262First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3262 / Just Sunshine Records BSK 3262First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
11 vinyl pressings of Stuff It! are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Australia, Austria, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BSK 3262, released March 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSK 3262, WB 56 576, P-10558W) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BSK-1-3262 JW1 #3 0 and BSK-2-3262 JW1 #1 0. 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.
