Vinyl pressings
by The Adverts · 1977
One Chord Wonders / Quick Step was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 2 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.
BUY 13 A-3U A NUDDER PORKY PRIME CUTSide A runout, stamped / etched, variant 1
BUY 13 B-2USide B runout, stamped, variant 1
BUY 13 A-2U A NUDDER PORKY PRIME CUTSide A runout, stamped / etched, variant 2
BUY BUY 13-ASide A label
BUY 13 A-2U A NUDDER PORKY PRIME CUTSide A runout, stamped / etched
BUY 13 B-1 DB - MASTER ROOM EGSide B runout, etched
BUY BUY 13-ASide A label
BUY BUY 13-BSide B label
# A BILBO BOPPA! BUY 13 A-1 EGRunout A
DB-MASTER ROOM BUY 13 B-1 EGRunout B
A BILBO BOPPA! BUY 13 A-1 EGSide A runout
DB-MASTER ROOM BUY 13 B-1 EGSide B runout
A BILBO BOPPA ! BUY 13 A-1 EGRunout A
DB - MASTER ROOM BUY 13 B-1 EGRunout B
BUY BUY 13-ALabel A
BUY BUY 13-BLabel B
A BILBO BOPPA ! BUY 13 A-1. EGRunout A etched
DB - MASTER ROOM. BUY 13 B-1 EGRunout B etched
BUY BUY 13-ALabel A
BUY BUY 13-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | France | Stiff Records 2C 006-99.098First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | UK | Stiff Records BUY BUY 13First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 13First year7", White Label | 7", White Label |
| 1977 | UK | Stiff Records BUY BUY 13First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 13 / Stiff Records BUY BUY 13First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Stiff Records BUY BUY 13First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Stiff Records BUY BUY 13First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 13First year7", Single, White Label | 7", Single, White Label |
| 1977 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 13First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1977 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 13First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 137", Single, Repress | 7", Single, Repress |
11 vinyl pressings of One Chord Wonders / Quick Step are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1977 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, France. One of them is Stiff Records BUY 13, released April 29, 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BUY 13, BUY BUY 13, 2C 006-99.098) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BUY 13 A-3U A NUDDER PORKY PRIME CUT and BUY 13 B-2U. 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.
