Vinyl pressings
by Utopia · 1977
Oops! Wrong Planet was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 11 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.
BR-1-6970 LW2 • • [4, stamped sideways] 2Side A Runout - Etched; Variant 1
BR-2-6970 LW2 • [3, stamped sideways]Side B Runout - Etched; Variant 1
BR-1-6970 LW2 • • [5, stamped sideways] 2Side A Runout - Etched; Variant 2
BR-2-6970 LW2 • [1, stamped sideways]Side B Runout - Etched; Variant 2
BR-1-6970 SM 3 B I SSide 1 Etched
BR-2-6970 SM 2 I SSide 2 Etched
BR-1-6970 P1A-Side Runout Etching – Variant 1
BR-2-6970 P1B-Side Runout Etching – Variant 1
BR-1-6970 P2A-Side Runout Etching – Variant 2
BR-2-6970 P3B-Side Runout Etching – Variant 2
BR-1-6970 JW2 #2A-side runout etched, variant 1
BR-2-6970 JW2 #1B-side runout etched, variant 1
BR-1-6970 JW2 #3A-side runout etched, variant 2
SUB BR-2-6970 JW2B-side runout etched, variant 2
S BR-1-6970 SM3Side A Runout - etched
S BR-2-6970 SM2Side B Runout - etched
BR-1-6970 SM2Side A Runout variation - etched
BR-2-6970 SM2Side B Runout variation - etched
BR-1-6970 WW1 —◁Side A runout
BR-2-6970 WW-1 —◁Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Bearsville L37040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Australia | Bearsville BR6970First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Belgium | Bearsville BEA 55 517 (BR6970)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Bearsville BR 6970First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | Bearsville BEA 55 517First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Bearsville BEA 55 517First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Bearsville 200 756LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Germany | Bearsville BEA 55 517LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1977 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10404WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10404WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Bearsville 200.756First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Bearsville BEA 55517First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Bearsville BEA 55517LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Bearsville BR 6970First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Bearsville BR 6970LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | US | Rhino Records RNLP 70870LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2517LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Benelux | Bearsville 200.756LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Bearsville BEA 55 517LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
28 vinyl pressings of Oops! Wrong Planet are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1977 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Italy, Australia and more. One of them is Bearsville BR 6970, released August 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BR 6970, K 55517, W 55517, L37040) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BR-1-6970 LW2 • • [4, stamped sideways] 2 and BR-2-6970 LW2 • [3, stamped sideways]. 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.
