Vinyl pressings
by Wah! · 1984
Come Back 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.
27 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 12 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.
BEG-111-A1 ARUN HATS OFF TO HATTONRunout side A, etched
BEG-111-B1 STORY OF THE REDS!Runout side B, etched
BEG 111 ALabel side A
BEG 111 BLabel side B
BEG - 111 T - A 1 DAMONT KISS GOODBYE TO GOLD, DICKHEAD B MTSide A etched
BEG - 111 T - B 1 BETTE BRIGHT SAID SHE MIGHT - - - DAMONT MT HSide B etched
BEG 111 TD A//1∇ 42 0 U 1 1 3 ƱTOPIA SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND, SIR?Runout, side A
BEG 111 TD B//2∇420 U 1 5 B̶ ̶G̶Runout, side B
BEG-111 A//1 ∇420TStamped Runout - Side A
BEG-111 B//1 ∇420TStamped Runout - Side B
POUNDA TA1PEEtched Runout - Side A
BEG 111 ALabel side A
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 | Australia | Titanic Records POSS-1339First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Australia | Titanic Records ED-99 / EMI ED.99First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Australia | Titanic Records ED-99 / EMI ED.99First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Belgium | ChanneL Records CHAN 12-24First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Belgium | ChanneL Records CHAN 45-24 / Eternal CHAN 45-24First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Belgium | ChanneL Records 45/24 / Eternal 45/24First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Beggars Banquet SOVX 2347 / Vertigo SOVX 2347First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Beggars Banquet SOV 2347 / Vertigo SOV 2347First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Europe | Ariola 601 468 / Beggars Banquet 601 468First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | Ariola 106 770 / Beggars Banquet 106 770First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | France | Beggars Banquet 80 128 / Virgin 80 128First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | France | Virgin 90142First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Ireland | Beggars Banquet BEG 111First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1984 | Italy | Fonit Cetra International IS 20293First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Portugal | Edisom, Lda. 524807First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
28 vinyl pressings of Come Back are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in UK, Australia, Belgium, Canada and more. One of them is Beggars Banquet BEG 111.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BEG 111, BEG 111T, BEG 111TD, Beg 111) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BEG-111-A1 ARUN HATS OFF TO HATTON and BEG-111-B1 STORY OF THE REDS!. 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.
