Vinyl pressings
by Woody Allen · 1978
Standup Comic: 1964-1968 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.
7 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 3 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.
UA•LA•849-1 MCR JoeSide A runout
UA•LA•849-2 MCR JoeSide B runout
UA•LA•849-3 MCR JoeSide C runout
UA•LA•849-4 MCR JoeSide D runout
77 UA-LA-849-1 MCR BreA-side runout etching
77 UA-LA-849-2 MCR BreB-side runout etching
77 UA-LA-849-3 MCR BreC-side runout etching
77 UA-LA-849-4 MCR BreD-side runout etching
UA-LA-849-1 GRTSide A runout
UA-LA 849-2 GRTSide B runout
UA-LA 849-3 GRTSide C runout
UA-LA-849-4 RE-1 GRTSide D runout
UA•LA•849-1-1 MCR Joe D T1Runout A
UA•LA•849-2-1 MCR Joe C T1Runout B
UA•LA•849-3Runout C
UA•LA•849-4Runout D
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 | United Artists Records L 45801/2 / United Artists Records UA-LA849-J2First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA849-J2First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA849-J2First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA849-J2 / United Artists Records UA-LA849-J2-0998First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA849-J2 / United Artists Records UA-LA849-J2-0998First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA849-J2 / United Artists Records UA-LA849-J2-0998First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA849-J2 / United Artists Records UA-LA849-J2-0998First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Casablanca NBLP 7145/2LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Casablanca NAD 77002LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1979 | US | Casablanca NBLP 2-7145 / Casablanca NBLP-2-7145 DJLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Casablanca NBLP 2-7145 / Casablanca NBLP-2-7145LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Casablanca NBLP 2-7145 / Casablanca NBLP-2-7145LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Casablanca NBLP 2-7145 / Casablanca NBLP-2-7145LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Casablanca NBLP 2-7145LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Casablanca NBLP 2-7145 / Casablanca NBLP-2-7145LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Canada | Casablanca MIM-2-8314LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA849-J2-0998LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Casablanca NBLP 2-7145 / Casablanca NBLP-2-7145LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| ? | US | Casablanca NBLP 2-7145LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
19 vinyl pressings of Standup Comic: 1964-1968 are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1978 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Australia, Canada. One of them is United Artists Records UA-LA849-J2.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UA-LA849-J2, L 45801/2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UA•LA•849-1 MCR Joe and UA•LA•849-2 MCR Joe. 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.
