Vinyl pressings
by The Damned · 1977
Neat Neat Neat 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.
11 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 5 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.
BUY 10 A1 EG A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A runout
BUY 10 B1 EG THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SQUEAKINGSide B runout
BUY 10-ALabel A
BUY 10-BLabel B
BUY 10 A1 EG A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A runout
BUY 10 B1 EG THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SQUEAKINGSide B runout
BUY 10 A1 EG A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A runout
BUY 10 B1 EG THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SQUEAKINGSide B runout
BUY 10 A1 EG A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A runout etched
BUY 10 B1 EG THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SQUEAKINGSide B runout etched
BUY 10 A1 EG A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A runout, etched
BUY 10 B1 EG THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SQUEAKINGSide B runout, etched
BUY 10 A1 EG A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A, etched
BUY 10 B1 EG THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SQUEAKINGSide B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Ireland | Stiff Records BUY 10First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 10First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 10First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 10First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1977 | Australia | Stiff Records K-6735 / Stiff Records BUY 10First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Stiff Records K 6735 / Stiff Records BUY 10First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 10First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 10First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 10First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Japan | Stiff Records ILR-20273First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Japan | Stiff Records ILR-20273First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 107", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1978 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 107", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1979 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 107", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 107", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Italy | Earmark 40032-27", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 2007 | UK | Castle Music CMWSE14647", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2007 | UK | Castle Music CMWSE14647", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Europe | Stiff Records ILR-202737", Single, 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2018 | UK | BMG BMGCAT148SV7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
20 vinyl pressings of Neat Neat Neat are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1977 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and more. One of them is Stiff Records BUY 10, released February 18, 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BUY 10, K-6735, K 6735, ILR-20273) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BUY 10 A1 EG A PORKY PRIME CUT and BUY 10 B1 EG THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SQUEAKING. 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.
