Vinyl pressings
by Time Bandits · 1981
Live It Up was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. 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 1981, the album's first year, in 7 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.
11-1771-2A-1Runout side A, variant 1
11-1771-2B-1Runout side B, variant 1
11-1771-2A-1 ARunout side A, variant 2
11-1771-2B-1 ARunout side B, variant 2
01-1771-1A-1 ARunout side A
01-1771-1B-1 ARunout side B
ZSS 170036labels
ZSS170036-1B p
CI CBS A 1771-1N DD [cgd logo] 20-11-81Etched on runout area side A
CI CBS A 1771-2N DD [cgd logo] 20-11-81Etched on runout area side B
CI CBS A 1771-1NLabel side A
CI CBS A 1771-2NLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | CBS BA 222956First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Bolivia | Discos CBS SEP10355First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Italy | CBS CBSA 1771 / CBS CBS A 1771First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1981 | Mexico | CBS BS-35,036First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1981 | Netherlands | CBS CBSA 12-1771 / CBS CBSA 12.1771First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Netherlands | CBS CBSA 1771First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | New Zealand | CBS BA 222956First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | US | Columbia 18-02831First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Columbia 18-02831First year7" | 7" |
| 1982 | Netherlands | CBS CBSA 12-2022 / CBS A12-202212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1982 | US | Columbia 44-0282912", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Columbia 44 0282912", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Columbia 44-0282912", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
13 vinyl pressings of Live It Up are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1981 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in Netherlands, US, Bolivia, Italy and more. One of them is CBS CBSA 12-1771.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBSA 12-1771, CBSA 1771, 18-02831, SEP10355) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 11-1771-2A-1 and 11-1771-2B-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.
