Vinyl pressings
by The Babys · 1979
Back On My Feet Again 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.
10 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 4 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.
[artisan logo] GF p CHS 2398 AS ♡Pogo QSA-Side Runout Etching
[artisan logo] GF p CHS 2398-BS ♡POGO P.I.B.B-Side Runout Etching
CHS 2398-ASA-Side Label
CHS 2398-BSB-Side Label
[artisan logo] TI CHS 2398 AS CT3A-Side runout variation 1
[artisan logo] GF T CHS 2398-BS CT4 ♡POGO P.I.B.B-Side runout variation 1
TI CHS 2398 AS CT3 [artisan logo]A-Side runout variation 2
[artisan logo] GF T CHS 2398-BS-1 ♡POGO P.I.B. TIB-Side runout variation 2
T CHS 2398-AS CT3 TII [artisan logo]Runout side A
[artisan logo] GF CHS 2398-BS-2 ♡POGO P.I.B. TIRunout side B
CHS 2398-ASA-Side Label
CHS 2398-BSB-Side Label
CHS 2398-AS-1A ♡POGO [artisan logo] sss [artisan logo] GFRunout side A
[artisan logo] GF CHS 2398-BS-1A ♡POGO P.I.B. sRunout side B
CHS 2398-ASA-Side Label
CHS 2398-BSB-Side Label
CHS 2398-AS - 1A ♡ POGO s [Artisan] GFRun-out A (stereo), etched
CHS 2398 -AM - 1B ♡ POGO sss [Artisan] GFRun-out B (mono), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Canada | Chrysalis CHS 2398First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Japan | Chrysalis WWR-20662First year7" | 7" |
| 1979 | Japan | Chrysalis WWR-20662First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Chrysalis K 7807First year7" | 7" |
| 1979 | US | Chrysalis CHS 2398First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1979 | US | Chrysalis CHS 2398First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Chrysalis CHS 2398First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1979 | US | Chrysalis CHS 2398First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1979 | US | Chrysalis CHS 2398First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Chrysalis CHS 2398First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Chrysalis K 78077" | 7" |
| 1980 | Benelux | Chrysalis 101.3747", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Brazil | Chrysalis 101.81717", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1980 | Ecuador | Chrysalis 2500017", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Italy | Chrysalis 6198 330 / Chrysalis 61983307", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Back On My Feet Again are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Canada, Japan, New Zealand. One of them is Chrysalis CHS 2398.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHS 2398, WWR-20662, K 7807) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [artisan logo] GF p CHS 2398 AS ♡Pogo QS and [artisan logo] GF p CHS 2398-BS ♡POGO P.I.B.. 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.
