Vinyl pressings
by The Jam · 1979
When You're Young c/w Smithers-Jones 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.
5 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
POSP 69 A/1 ARUNRunout A side etched, variant 1
POSP69 B//2 ∇E MRunout B side stamped, variant 1
POSP 69 A/1 1 2 ARUNRunout A side etched / stamped "1 2"/ etched, variant 2
POSP69 B//2 ∇E M 1 1 2Runout B side stamped, variant 2
0030.214 S 1Label A
0030.214 S 2Label B
8 50 2059158*A*1A side [Stamped]
8 50 2059158*B*1B side [Stamped]
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 | Germany | Metronome 0030.214First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Ireland | Polydor POSP 69 / Polydor 2059 158First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | Japan | Polydor 7DM-0011First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Spain | Polydor 20 59 158First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | UK | Polydor POSP 69 / Polydor 2059 158First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Polydor POSP 69 / Polydor 2059 1587", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1980 | UK | Polydor POSP 69 / Polydor 2059 1587", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1980 | UK | Polydor POSP 69 / Polydor 2059 1587", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1981 | Japan | Polydor 7DM 0011 / Polydor 7DM-00117", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Japan | Polydor 7DM 0011 / Polydor 7DM-00117", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | Polydor POSP 69 / Polydor 2059 1587", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1983 | UK | Polydor POSP 69 / Polydor 2059 1587", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of When You're Young c/w Smithers-Jones are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1979 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, Germany, Ireland, Japan and more. One of them is Polydor POSP 69, released August 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use POSP 69, 0030.214, 7DM-0011, 20 59 158) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, POSP 69 A/1 ARUN and POSP69 B//2 ∇E M. 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.
