Vinyl pressings
by Tenpole Tudor · 1981
Throwing My Baby Out With The Bathwater 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.
12 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 8 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.
MPO BUY 129 A2 THE THIRD CRUSADEA side variant 1
MPO BUY 129 B4 THE LIONHEARTSB side variant 1
MPO BUY 129 A3 THE THIRD CRUSADEA side etched variant 2
MPO BUY 129 B5 THE LIONHEARTSB side etched variant 2
BUY-129-A1 THE THIRD CRUSADE ⋀Runout Side A etched / (⋀) stamped, Variant 1
BUY-129-B1 THE LIONHEARTED ⋀Runout Side B etched / (⋀) stamped, Variant 1
BUY-129-A1 2 ⋀ THE THIRD CRUSADESide A runout etched / (2 ⋀) stamped, Variant 2
BUY-129-B1 2 THE LIONHEARTED BSide B runout etched / (2) stamped, Variant 2
SMX-58865 3,29
2 SMX-58865 Side 2 329 (Scratched) 3,57
6.13318-01 -1 H1Side A,stamped exc. H1 is etched
6.13 318 -01 -2 H1Side B,stamped exc. H1 is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Stiff Records K-8576First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1981 | Belgium | Stiff Records BUY 129 / Stiff Records buy 129First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.13 318 / Stiff Records BUY 129First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.13318 ACFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Ireland | Stiff Records BUY 129 / Stiff Records buy 129First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Stiff Records BUY 129First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | New Zealand | Stiff Records BUY 129 / Stiff Records buy 129First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Spain | Stiff Records 22S0278First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Spain | Stiff Records 22S0278First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 129 / Stiff Records buy 129First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 129First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | UK | Stiff Records BUY DJ 129First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
12 vinyl pressings of Throwing My Baby Out With The Bathwater are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, Australia, Belgium, Germany and more. One of them is Stiff Records BUY 129.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BUY 129, BUY DJ 129, K-8576, 6.13 318) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MPO BUY 129 A2 THE THIRD CRUSADE and MPO BUY 129 B4 THE LIONHEARTS. 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.
