Vinyl pressings
by The Undertones · 1980
My Perfect Cousin 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.
17 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.
SIR 4038 A-1 A PORKY PRIME CUT A ROCKING HUMDINGERSide A runout
SIR 4038 B-1 A PORKY PRIME CUT D HUMMING DINGLEBERRIESSide B runout
SIR 4038 ASide A label
SIR 4038 BSide B label
SIR 4038 A-1 A ROCKiNG HUMDiNGER W-4 KD A PORKY PRIME CUTA-side runout variant 1
SIR 4038 B-1 HUMMING DINGLEBERRIES W-8 KD A PORKY PRIME CUTB-side runout variant 1
SIR 4038 A-1A ROCKiNG HUMDiNGER W-6 A PORKY PRIME CUT 2A-side runout variant 2
SIR 4038 B-1 HUMMING DINGLEBERRIES W-2 KD A PORKY PRIME CUT 2B-side runout variant 2
SIR 4038 A-1 A PORKY PRIME CUT D BC A ROCKING HUMDINGERSide 1
SIR 4038 B-1 A PORKY PRIME CUT D AT HUMMING DINGLEBERRIESSide 2
SIR 4038 A-1A ROCKiNG HUMDiNGER W-6KD A PORKY PRIME CUTA-side runout
SIR 4038 B-1 HUMMING DINGLEBERRIES W-6KD A PORKY PRIME CUTB-side runout
SIR 4038 A-1 — A PORKY PRIME CUT D J A ROCKiNG HUMDiNGERRunout side A, variant 1
SIR 4038 B-1 — A PORKY PRIME CUT D G HUMMING DINGLEBERRIESRunout side B, variant 1
SIR 4038 A-1 — A PORKY PRIME CUT D ROCKiNG HUMDiNGERRunout side A, variant 2
SIR 4038 B-1 — A PORKY PRIME CUT D HUMMING DINGLEBERRIESRunout side B, variant 2
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 | Sire SIR 4038First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | France | Sire 2C 008 63811 / Sire 2C008-63.811First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Sire 101 802 / Sire 101 802-100First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Japan | Sire SFL-2484First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Japan | Sire SFL-2484First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Portugal | Sire 4838 / Sire SIR 4038 NPFirst year7", 45 RPM, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Misprint |
| 1980 | Portugal | Sire SIR 4038 NPFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Scandinavia | Sire SIRE 4038 / Sire SIR 4038First year7", Misprint, Stereo | 7", Misprint, Stereo |
| 1980 | Spain | Sire 45-1977First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | UK | Sire SIR 4038First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Sire SIR 4038 / Sire SIRE 4038First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Sire SIR 4038First year7", White Label | 7", White Label |
| 1980 | UK | Sire SIR 4038 / Sire SIRE 4038First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress |
| 1980 | UK | Sire SIR 4038First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | UK | Sire SIR 4038 / Sire SIRE 4038First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Salvo SALVOSV0137", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
21 vinyl pressings of My Perfect Cousin are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1980 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, Netherlands, Australia, France and more. One of them is Sire SIR 4038.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SIR 4038, SIRE 4038, WBN 17618, 2C 008 63811) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SIR 4038 A-1 A PORKY PRIME CUT A ROCKING HUMDINGER and SIR 4038 B-1 A PORKY PRIME CUT D HUMMING DINGLEBERRIES. 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.
