Vinyl pressings
by The Only Ones · 1980
Baby's Got A Gun was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 9 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.
CBS - S - 84089 A-1 CT CIRA80 Ʊ KEV ASide A runout, etched / stamped, variant 1
CBS - S - 84089 B-1 Ʊ KEV STRIPEYSide B runout, etched, variant 1
CBS - S - 84089 A-1 CT CIRA80 Ʊ KEV A 4 5Side A runout, etched / stamped, variant 2
CBS - S - 84089 B-1 STRIPEY Ʊ KEV C 1 0Side B runout, etched, variant 2
CBS-S. 84089 . A-1 CT CIRA80 KEV Ʊ --Side A runout
CBS-S. 84089 . B-1 STRIPEY KEV ƱSide B runout
S CBS 84089 A*Side A label
S CBS 84089 B*Side B label
P AL 36584-1GRunout Side A, stamped
P BL-36584-1ARunout Side B, stamped
P AL 36584-1FRunout Side A, stamped
P BL-36584-1ERunout Side B, stamped
P AL 36584-1C I TSide A runout
P BL 36584-1C I TSide B runout
P AL 36584-1GSide A runout
P BL 36584-1ASide B runout
AL 36584Label Side A
BL 36584Label Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | CBS SBP 237457 / CBS S CBS84089First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Australia | CBS SBP 237457 / CBS S CBS84089First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Europe | CBS CBS 84089First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Ireland | CBS CBS 84089 / CBS S CBS 84089First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | Epic 25-3P-219First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Epic 25-3P-219First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 237457First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | CBS CBS 84089First yearLP | LP |
| 1980 | UK | CBS CBS 84089 / CBS S CBS 84089First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | CBS CBS S 84089LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1980 | UK | CBS CBS 84089 / CBS S CBS 84089First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Epic JE 36584First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Epic JE 36584First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Epic JE 36584First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Epic JE 36584First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | UK | Music On Vinyl MOVLP333 / Columbia MOVLP333LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP3566LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 84089LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
20 vinyl pressings of Baby's Got A Gun are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1980 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, US, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is CBS CBS 84089.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBS 84089, JE 36584, NJE 36584, SBP 237457) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CBS - S - 84089 A-1 CT CIRA80 Ʊ KEV A and CBS - S - 84089 B-1 Ʊ KEV STRIPEY. 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.
