Vinyl pressings
by The Damned · 1979
Machine Gun Etiquette 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.
9 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
CWK 3011 A-1Runout side A, stamped variant 1
CWK 3011 B-1Runout side B, stamped variant 1
CWK 3011 A-1 D V 2Runout side A, stamped variant 2
CWK 3011 B-1 C R 2Runout side B, stamped variant 2
CWK 3011 A - 1 G 1Side A runout, stamped, variant 1
CWK 3011 B-1 1Side B runout, stamped, variant 1
CWK 3011 A - 1 1Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
CWK 3011 B - 1 C 1Side B runout, stamped, variant 2
63363 A 21 JCP M6 330210 2Side A runout
63363 B 21 M6 330211 2Side B runout
1 | 0703 379 S 1 | 0067 068 S 1 | 320A side
1A | 0703 379 S 2 | 0067 068 S 2 | 320B side
CWKLP-3011-1 ∆∆Side A runout, etched
CWKLP-3011-2Side B runout, etched
CWKL 3011/1Side A label
CWKL 3011/2Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | France | Chiswick Records 2S 068 63363First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Chiswick Records 2C 068 63363First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Chiswick Records 0067.068First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Chiswick Records CWKL 3011First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Chiswick Records CWK 3011 / Chiswick Records CWK-3011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | EMI CWK 3011First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Spain | Chiswick Records 171549/2 / Movieplay 171549/2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Chiswick Records CWK 3011First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1979 | UK | Chiswick Records CWK 3011 / Chiswick Records OC 062 63 363First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Greece | Chiswick Records 40.002LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Greece | Chiswick Records 40.002LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | Greece | Chiswick Records 40.002 / Polygram 40.002LP, Album, Mispress | LP, Album, Mispress |
| 1980 | New Zealand | EMI CWK 3011LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | Chiswick Records YX-7253-CWLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | Chiswick Records YX-7253-CWLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | Chiswick Records CWK 3011LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Ace DAM 2LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1982 | UK | Ace DAM 2LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 1982 | UK | Ace DAM 2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | UK | Big Beat Records DAM2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | UK | Ace DAM 2LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Japan | Chiswick Records SP18-5167LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Japan | Chiswick Records SP18-5167LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1986 | UK | Ace DAM 2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | UK | Not On Label (The Damned) DAM 2-PLP, Album, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial |
| 2007 | UK | Not On Label (The Damned) DAM 2-PLP, Album, Unofficial Release, Picture Disc · Unofficial, Picture disc | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Picture Disc · Unofficial, Picture disc |
| 2009 | UK | Devils Jukebox Records DJB66630ABCDLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2009 | UK | Devils Jukebox Records DJB66630LPLP, Album, Reissue, LP, All Media, Numbered, Remastered · Numbered | LP, Album, Reissue, LP, All Media, Numbered, Remastered · Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Drastic Plastic Records DPRLP11LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2010 | US | Drastic Plastic Records DPRLP11LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2011 | UK | Devils Jukebox Records DJB66630RLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2011 | UK | Devils Jukebox Records DJB66630RLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | UK | Devils Jukebox Records DJB66630RLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | UK | Devils Jukebox Records DJB66630RLP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered |
| 2012 | US | Drastic Plastic Records DPRLP11LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| 2012 | US | Drastic Plastic Records DPRLP11LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2012 | US | Drastic Plastic DPRLP11LP, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2012 | US | Drastic Plastic Records DPRLP11LP, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2012 | US | Drastic Plastic Records DPRLP11LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | UK | Let Them Eat Vinyl LETV179LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | UK | Let Them Eat Vinyl LETV179LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Drastic Plastic Records DPRLP54LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Drastic Plastic Records DPRLP54LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UK | Chiswick Records WIKD333LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Europe | Ace WIKD 333 / Chiswick Records WIKD 333LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2025 | UK | Chiswick Records WIKD 333LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
53 vinyl pressings of Machine Gun Etiquette are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1979 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, France, Germany, Italy and more. One of them is Chiswick Records CWK 3011, released November 2, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CWK 3011, 2S 068 63363, 2C 068 63363, 0067.068) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CWK 3011 A-1 and CWK 3011 B-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.
