Vinyl pressings
by The Bodysnatchers · 1980
Let's Do Rock Steady / Ruder Than You 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.
17 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 11 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.
CHS TT 9 A*//1▽EC 5 TY-CBS AVariant 1, runout side A
CHS TT 9 A//E2*C 12 6 timtom-cbs BVariant 1, runout side AA
CHS TT 9 A*//1▽EC 1 3 9 TY-CBS AVariant 2, runout side A
CHS TT 9 A//E2C 1 2 1 0 timtom-cbs BVariant 2, runout side AA
CHS-TT 9 A-1 TY-CBS I A DRunout Side A
CHS-TT 9 A-1 2 I A B timtom-cbsRunout Side AA
TTR 650 CHS TT9 A POLYGRAM TY-CBSSide A runout
TTR 650 CHS TT9 B POLYGRAM timtom-cbsSide B runout
CHS TT 9A//1▽EC TY-CBSSide A runout
CHS TT 9 A//▽E2C timtom-cbsSide B runout
TTR 650 CHS TT 9 A POLYGRAM A C TY-CBSSide A runout
TTR 650 CHS TT9 B POLYGRAM A timtom-cbsSide B runout
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 | Australia | Chrysalis K-7888First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | France | Chrysalis 6198 329First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Germany | Chrysalis 6198 332 / Two-Tone Records 6198 332First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Ireland | Two-Tone Records CHS TT9First year7" | 7" |
| 1980 | Italy | Chrysalis 6198 329First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Japan | Two-Tone Records WWS-17017 / Chrysalis WWS-17017First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Chrysalis 101.692First year7" | 7" |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Chrysalis K-7888First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Portugal | Chrysalis 6198 406First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Spain | Chrysalis A-101972 / Chrysalis A-101.972First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | UK | Two-Tone Records CHS TT 9First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | Two-Tone Records CHS TT 9First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | Two-Tone Records CHS TT 9First year7", 45 RPM, Mispress | 7", 45 RPM, Mispress |
| 1980 | UK | Two-Tone Records CHS TT 9First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | Two-Tone Records CHS TT 9First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UK | Two-Tone Records CHS TT 97", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of Let's Do Rock Steady / Ruder Than You are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1980 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, Australia, France, Germany and more. One of them is Two-Tone Records CHS TT 9.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHS TT 9, CHS TT9, K-7888, 6198 329) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CHS TT 9 A*//1▽EC 5 TY-CBS A and CHS TT 9 A//E2*C 12 6 timtom-cbs 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.
