UK
February 20, 1984- Label and catalog number
- Stiff Records BUY 197
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo · MPO pressing
- Runout / matrix
BUY 197 A1 BilBo.Tape One MPORunout Side A
BUY 197 B2 BilBo.Tape One MPORunout Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Tracey Ullman · 1984
My Guy's Mad At Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1984, 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.
BUY 197 A1 BilBo.Tape One MPORunout Side A
BUY 197 B2 BilBo.Tape One MPORunout Side B
BUY 197 A1 A JARunout side A
BUY 197 B1 ARunout side B
BUY 197-ALabel side A
BUY 197-BLabel side B
BUY-IT-197-A1 BILBO. TAPE One ARunout side A
BUY-IT-197 B1 1 0 BILBO. TAPE One DRunout side B
BUYIT 197-ALabel side A
BUYIT 197-BLabel side B
T + BUY+197+A ORLAKE 4^Runout side A
T + BUY+197+B ORLAKERunout side B
DS 106277 A-1/84S IRunout [stamped ]side A
DS 106277 B-1/84S IIRunout [stamped] side B
S 106 277 ALabel side A
S 106 277 BLabel side B
[AGI logo] 84/ 3 106277 A Ʈ 106277ARunout side A
[AGI logo] 84/ 3 106277 B Ʈ 106277 BRunout side B
106277-ALabel side A
106277-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Europe | Stiff Records 106 277 / Stiff Records 106 277-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | France | Stiff Records 106277First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.14 090 / Stiff Records 6.14090 ACFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.14090 / Stiff Records BUY 197First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Ireland | Stiff Records BUY 197First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | New Zealand | Stiff Records BUY 197First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Spain | Stiff Records BUY 197 / Stiff Records VIC-104First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Sweden | Stiff Records BUY-197 / Stiff Records Buy 197First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | Stiff Records Buy it 197 / Stiff Records BUYIT 197First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | Stiff Records P.BUY 197First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc, Stereo · Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc, Stereo · Picture disc |
| 1984 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 197First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 197First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of My Guy's Mad At Me are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in UK, Europe, France, Germany and more. One of them is Stiff Records BUY 197, released February 20, 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BUY 197, Buy it 197, P.BUY 197, 106 277) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BUY 197 A1 BilBo.Tape One MPO and BUY 197 B2 BilBo.Tape One MPO. 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.