Vinyl pressings
by The Boomtown Rats · 1979
I Don't Like Mondays 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.
41 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 25 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.
ENY 30 A // 1 ▽ E UT 11 1 4 ƱRunout, A-side variant 1
ENY 30 B // 2 ▽ E UT 111 13 ƱRunout, B-side variant 1
ENY 30 A // 2 ▽ E UT ƱRunout, B-side variant 2
ENY 30 B // 2 ▽ E UT ƱSide B runout variant 2
ENY 30 A//2∇E UT 11 1 ƱRunout A
ENY 30 B//1∇E UT 11 10 ƱRunout B
ENY 30 A//2∇E UT 11 1 [Ʊ lyre logo]Runout side A. Variant 1
ENY 30 B//1∇E UT 11 10 [Ʊ lyre logo]Runout side B. Variant 1
ENY 30 A//1∇E UT [Ʊ lyre logo]Runout side A. Variant 2
ENY 30 B//2∇E UT [Ʊ lyre logo]Runout side B. Variant 2
ENY 647 30 A4 [Utopia lyre symbol] POLYGRAMSide A, variant 1
ENY 647 30 B4 [Utopia lyre symbol] POLYGRAMSide B, variant 1
ENY 647 30 A4 [Utopia lyre symbol] POLYGRAMSide A, variant 2
ENY 647 30 B3 [Utopia lyre symbol] POLYGRAMSide B, variant 2
ENY 647 30 A4 [lyre symbol] POLYGRAMSide A, stamped / etched - variant 1
ENY 647 30 B4 [lyre symbol] POLYGRAMSide B, stamped / etched - variant 1
ENY 647 30 A4 [lyre symbol] POLYGRAMSide A, stamped / etched - variant 2
ENY 647 30 B3 [lyre symbol] POLYGRAMSide B, stamped / etched - variant 2
ENY 647 30 A3 [lyre symbol] POLYGRAM A A CSide A, stamped / etched
ENY 647 30 B4 [lyre symbol] POLYGRAM A A CSide B, stamped / 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 | Argentina | Mercury 6008550First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Argentina | Mercury 6008550First year7", Single, Stereo, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Stereo, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Australia | Mercury 6008 550First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Austria | Mercury 6008 550First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Austria | Mercury 6008 550First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Belgium | Mercury 6008 550First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Brazil | Mercury 6008 550First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Mercury M-74082First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Canada | Mercury M-74082First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Canada | Mercury M-74082First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Chile | Mercury 6008 550First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Ecuador | Mercury 45-70037First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | France | Mercury 6173 679First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Germany | Mercury 6008 550First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Greece | Mercury 6008 550First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Mercury SFL-24337", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Mexico | Mercury 1122 / Mercury 6008 5627", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1980 | Peru | Mercury F-MER 6008550.27", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | UK | Mercury CUT 205 / Mercury 60085507", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1987 | Germany | Mercury 888 975-77", Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Germany | Mercury 888 975-77", Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | UK | Vertigo VER87 / Vertigo 858 930-77", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Mercury M-740827", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | UK | Ensign ENY 307", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
50 vinyl pressings of I Don't Like Mondays are listed here, from 28 countries, released between 1979 and 1994.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, US, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Ensign ENY 30, released July 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ENY 30, 1-11117, 6008550, 6008 550) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ENY 30 A // 1 ▽ E UT 11 1 4 Ʊ and ENY 30 B // 2 ▽ E UT 111 13 Ʊ. 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.
