Vinyl pressings
by The Chaplin Band · 1976
Let's Have A Party was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 3 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.
5c006-25544-A// 30225-1-Y 10 1Runout side A etched
5c006-25544-B// 30226-1-Y 6 1Runout side B etched
5C 006-25544-ALabel side A
5C 006-25544-BLabel side B
PROM 26-ASide A label
PROM 26-BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | EMI EMI-11431First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | Belgium | EMI 4C 006-25544First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Netherlands | EMI PROM 26 / His Master's Voice PROM 26First year12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | EMI Holland 5C 006-25544 / EMI 5C 006-25544First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Not On Label12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1977 | Ecuador | EMI 103-00857", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Stereo |
| 1977 | France | EMI 2C 006-25.5447", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Germany | EMI 1C 006-25 5447", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Italy | Rifi RFN NP 167037", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Spain | EMI 10 C 006-25.5447", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | UK | EMI EMI 25857", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | EMI EMI 25857", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | UK | EMI EMI 25857", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
13 vinyl pressings of Let's Have A Party are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Netherlands, Belgium, Australia. One of them is EMI Holland 5C 006-25544.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5C 006-25544, PROM 26, 4C 006-25544, EMI-11431) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5c006-25544-A// 30225-1-Y 10 1 and 5c006-25544-B// 30226-1-Y 6 1. 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.
