Vinyl pressings
by The Untouchables · 1985
What's Gone Wrong? was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. 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 1985, the album's first year, in 3 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 240 A-2U-1-1 - - 1 JOSH WHAT WENT WRONG GDRunout (Stamped/Etched) Side A
BUY 240 B-2U-1-1 - - 1Runout (Stamped) Side B
BUY 240-ALabel side-A
BUY 240-BLabel side-B
BUYIT 240 A-3U-1-1-1Side A runout stamped
BUYIT 240 B-2U-1-1-1Side B runout stamped
BUYIT 240-ASide A label
BUYIT 240-BSide B label
P BUY 240 A GD GRAMPIANRunout A, etched
P BUY 240 B GRAMPIANRunout B, etched
BUY 240 A-2U-1-1 - - 1 JOSH WHAT WENT WRONG GDRunout (Stamped/Etched) Side A
BUY 240 B-2U-1-1 - - 1Runout (Stamped) Side B
DBUY 240 A-1U-1-1-1Runout Side C
DBUY 240 B-1U-1-1-1Runout Side D
DBUY 240 A-1U-1-1 - - 1 GDRunout side A
DBUY 240 B-1U-1-1 - - 1Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.14520 / Stiff Records 6.14520 ACFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 240First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK | Stiff Records BUY IT 240 / Stiff Records BUYIT 240First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | UK | Stiff Records PBUY 240First year7", Picture Disc · Picture disc | 7", Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1985 | UK | Stiff Records DBUY 240First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc, 7", 45 RPM, White Label · Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc, 7", 45 RPM, White Label · Picture disc |
| 1985 | UK | Stiff Records DBUY 240First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1985 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 240First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1985 | US | MCA Records MCA-52775First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | US | MCA Records MCA-52775First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.20533 / Stiff Records 6.20533 AE12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of What's Gone Wrong? are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1985 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in UK, US, Germany. One of them is Stiff Records BUY 240.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BUY 240, BUY IT 240, PBUY 240, DBUY 240) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BUY 240 A-2U-1-1 - - 1 JOSH WHAT WENT WRONG GD and BUY 240 B-2U-1-1 - - 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.
