Vinyl pressings
by Wings · 1979
Back To The Egg 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.
44 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 29 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.
YEX 987 - 2Runout, A-side, stamped - variant 1
NICK WRunout, A-side, hand etched - variant 1
YEX 982 - 2Runout, B-side, stamped - variant 1
NICKRunout, B-side, hand etched - variant 1
YEX 987 - 2Runout, A-side, stamped
NICK WRunout, A-side, hand etched
YEX 988 - 2Runout, B-side, stamped
NICKRunout, V-side, hand etched
YEX 987-2 NICK W
YEX 988-4 NICK
º AL 36057-1H T1 AA side runout, var. 1
º BL 36057-1BB side runout, var. 1
AL 36057-1F 1T C 8A side runout, var. 2
º BL 36057-1E 1TB side runout, var. 2
AL 36057Side A
BL 36057Side B
AL 36057-1ASide A Stamped, variant 1
BL 36057-1CSide B Stamped, variant 1
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 | Argentina | MPL 9514First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Argentina | MPL 9514 / MPL (38-4) PMC 9514First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Australia | MPL PCTC.257 / MPL PCTC-257First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Belgium | MPL 4C 064-62799First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | MPL 31C 066 62799First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Colombia | EMI 11678First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Parlophone 2C 070 62799 / MPL 2C 070 62799First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Parlophone 2 C 070 62799First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | MPL F 666 998 / EMI Electrola F 666 998First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Greece | MPL 14C 064-62799 / MPL 14C064-62799First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1979 | India | MPL PCTC 257First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | India | MPL PCTC 257First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Ireland | Parlophone PCTC 257First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Israel | MPL PCTC 257 / Portrait PCTC 257First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | MPL 3C 064-62799First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LSEMI 78019 / MPL PCTC 257Album, LP | Album, LP |
| 1982 | US | Columbia PC 36057 / MPL FC 36057LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Columbia PC 36057 / Columbia FC 36057LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | US | Columbia PC 36057LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Russia | Santa Records П93-00659.60LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | MPL 31C 066 62799YLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | EMI Electrola 1C 038 15 7773 1 / MPL 038-15 7773 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
53 vinyl pressings of Back To The Egg are listed here, from 32 countries, released between 1979 and 1994.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, US, Netherlands, Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong and more. One of them is MPL PCTC 257, released June 8, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PCTC 257, PCTCP 257, FC 36057, 5C 062-62799) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YEX 987 - 2 and NICK W. 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.
