Vinyl pressings
by The Boomtown Rats · 1977
Lookin' After No. 1 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.
17 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 7 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.
I - 3 NE 4 A1 EG ⇀ (ENY 004) KEEP YOU'RE TRAP SHUT - DO THE RAT! ƱRunout side A, etched variant 1
I - 1 NE 4 B1 EG ⇀ (ENY 004)Runout side B, etched variant 1
I - 16 NE 4 A1 EG ⇀ (ENY 004) KEEP YOU'RE TRAP SHUT - DO THE RAT! ƱRunout side A, etched variant 2
I - 22 NE 4 B1 EG ⇀ (ENY 004)Runout side B, etched variant 2
ENY 004 1F//1 UTRunout [stamped] side A, variant 1
ENY 004 2F//2 UTRunout [stamped] side B, variant 1
ENY 004 1F//2 UTRunout [stamped] side A, variant 2
ENY 004 2F//1 UTRunout [stamped] side B, variant 2
ENY 004 1F//1 UT 11Runout [stamped] side A
ENY 004 2F//2 UT 15Runout [stamped] side B
ENY 004 1F//2 UTMachine stamped runout groove SIDE A
ENY004 2F//1 UTMachine stamped runout groove SIDE B
ENY 004 1F//2 UT 12 12 [lyre symbol]Side A runout
ENY004 2F//1 UT 1 3 4Side B runout
ENY 004 1Y//1UT
ENY 004 2F//1UT
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 | Australia | Mercury 6008 507First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | France | Mercury 6837 440First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Japan | Mercury SFL-2216First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Japan | Mercury SFL-2216First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Mercury 6008 507First year7", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 7", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Mercury 6008507First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1977 | UK | Ensign ENY 4First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Ensign ENY 4First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | UK | Ensign ENY 4First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | UK | Ensign ENY 4First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Ensign ENY 4First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Ensign ENY 4First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | UK | Ensign ENY 4First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Ireland | Mulligan LUNS 011 (S) / Mulligan LUNS 011First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Ensign ENY 4. / Ensign ENY 004First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
17 vinyl pressings of Lookin' After No. 1 are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, Ireland, Australia, France and more. One of them is Ensign ENY 4., released August 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ENY 4., ENY 4, LUNS 011 (S), 6008 507) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, I - 3 NE 4 A1 EG ⇀ (ENY 004) KEEP YOU'RE TRAP SHUT - DO THE RAT! Ʊ and I - 1 NE 4 B1 EG ⇀ (ENY 004). 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.
