Sweden
1979- Label and catalog number
- Polar POS 1255
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single
- Runout / matrix
POS-1255-A-2-CRRunout side A
POS-1255-B-CRRunout side B
Vinyl pressings
by Tomas Ledin · 1979
Not Bad At All 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.
11 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 8 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.
POS-1255-A-2-CRRunout side A
POS-1255-B-CRRunout side B
101268 AEtched Runout side A
101268 BEtched Runout side B
2001 922 S 1 320 B 1Runout Side A
2001 922 S 2 320 B 1Runout Side B
DN. 38275 st.Label side A
AA 2001 922 1W 1 ℗1979 670 06
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 | Australia | RCA 103512First year7", 45 RPM, Sampler | 7", 45 RPM, Sampler |
| 1979 | France | Vogue 101268 / Baboo 101268First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Germany | Polydor 2001 922First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Italy | Durium DE. 3107 / Durium Marche Estere DE. 3107First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Italy | Durium Marche Estere DE. 3107First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Polydor 2001 922First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Epic EPC 8079First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Norway | Polar POS 1255First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Norway | Polar POS 1255First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Portugal | Polydor 2001 922First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Sweden | Polar POS 1255First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Sweden | Polar POS 12557", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Discomate DSP-1337", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Spain | CBS CBS 8194 / Polar CBS 81947", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | Epic S EPC 80797", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | UK | Epic S EPC 80797", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Japan | Discomate DSP-1337", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
17 vinyl pressings of Not Bad At All are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Sweden, Australia, France, Germany and more. One of them is Polar POS 1255.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use POS 1255, 103512, 101268, 2001 922) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, POS-1255-A-2-CR and POS-1255-B-CR. 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.