Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1978
Live Stiffs Live was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 14 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.
GET - 1 - A - 1 EG MORE BEER S - 32Runout, A-side, variant 1
GET - 1 - B - 1 EG HERE TODAY AND TOMORROW ! S - 38Runout, B-side, variant 1
GET - 1 - A - 1 1 EG. S-14 MORE BEERRunout, A-side, variant 2
GET - 1 - B - 1 S-27 1 EG HERE TODAY AND TOMORROW !Runout, B-side, variant 2
GET - 1 - A - 1 EG MORE BEER S - 42Runout, A-side, hand etched
GET - 1 - B - 1 EG HERE TODAY AND TOMORROW ! S - 38Runout, B-side, hand etched
2Stamped in both runouts in front of EG
STF-0001-SA STERLING PSide A, etched exc. 'STERLING P'
STF-0001-SB P STERLINGSide B, etched exc. 'P STERLING'
STF 0001 ASide A, label
STF 0001 BSide B, label
STF-0001-SA-1 A4 STERLING T2Side A etched [A4 STERLING stamped]
STF-0001-SB-2 A5 STERLING T1Side B etched [A4 STERLING stamped]
STF-0001-SA-1B A5 STERLING 15Variant: Side A etched [STERLING stamped]
STF-0001-SB-1A A4 STERLING 15Variant: Side B etched [STERLING stamped]
T2 STF-0001-SA-1Side A Runout, Etched
T1 STF-0001-SB-1Side B Runout, Etched
STF-0001-SA B STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
STF-0001-SB B STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
STF-0001-SA X C STERLINGSide A runout, variant 2
STF-0001-SB 2 B STERLINGSide B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Stiff Records SEEZ 7First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | Australia | Stiff Records SEEZ-7 / Stiff Records SEEZ.7First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | Belgium | Stiff Records COU-B / Get 01First yearLP, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | Canada | Stiff Records STF-0001First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | France | Stiff Records 940568First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.23 439 / Stiff Records GET 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.23439 BL / Stiff Records GET 1First yearLP · Colored vinyl | LP · Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | Italy | Stiff Records GET 1First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | Stiff Records GET 1First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | Stiff Records VIP-6636First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | Japan | Stiff Records VIP-6636First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Stiff Records SRL 610.003First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Stiff Records SRL 610.003First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Stiff Records GET 1First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | Scandinavia | Stiff Records GET 1First yearLP | LP |
29 vinyl pressings of Live Stiffs Live are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, US, Portugal, Australia and more. One of them is Stiff Records GET 1, released February 17, 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GET 1, STF 0001, GET 1 NP, SEEZ 7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GET - 1 - A - 1 EG MORE BEER S - 32 and GET - 1 - B - 1 EG HERE TODAY AND TOMORROW ! S - 38. 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.
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