Vinyl pressings
by Yazoo · 1982
Upstairs At Eric's was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
62 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 25 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.
STUMM-7-A2 MT-5 TAPE ONE ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING D.A.D.!A side runout. Variant 1
STUMM-7-B-2 MT-5 TAPE ONEB side runout. Variant 1
STUMM-7 -A-1 MT-2 JA TAPE ONE ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING D.A.D.A side runout. Variant 2
STUMM- 7-B-1 MT-2 JA TAPE ONEB side runout. Variant 2
Stumm-7-A2 GG JASide A runout
Stumm-7-B2 JA GGSide B runout
STUMM 7 A3 MPORunout A
STUMM 7 B1 (crossed over) 3 MPORunout B
STUMM - 7 -A-1 G2 MT-4 JA TAPE ONE ADDITIONAL PROGRAMING D.A.D. SWRunout side A
STUMM- 7-B-1 MT-4 G2 JA TAPE ONE SWRunout side B
JA TAPE ONE ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING D.A.D. STUMM - 7 - A-1 MT•3A side runout
JA TAPE ONE STUMM - 7 - B-1 MT-3B side runout
STUMM-7-A-1 MT-1 JA Tape one Additional programming D.A.D.!A-side runout
Stumm-7-B-1 MT-1 JA Tape oneB-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Mute POW 6044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Sire 92 37371 / Mute 92 37371First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Sire 92 37371 / Mute 92 37371First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Sire 92 37371 / Mute 92 37371First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Sire 92 37371 / Mute 92 37371First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Mute 540037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | Mute INT 146.803 / Mute Stumm 7First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | Mute 29 580 8 / Mute Stumm 7LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1982 | Germany | Mute 27 962-0 / Mute Stumm 7LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1982 | Greece | Mute Mute 4502 / Mute STUMM 7First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Greece | Mute 4502LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1982 | Hong Kong | Mute STUMM 7First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Iceland | Mute STUMM 7First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Israel | Mute STUMM 7First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Italy | Mute MUT 20326First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Argentina | Pop Show D-25.205LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Spain | Mute STUMM 7LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MOFI 1-020LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2019 | Europe | Mute RSTUMM7LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US | Rhino Records RCV1 23737 / Mute RCV1 23737LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Worldwide | Mute LSTUMM7 / BMG 4099964156157LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Mute INT 146.803 / Mute Stumm 7LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Mute STUMM 7LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Mute STUMM 7LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Mute STUMM 7LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Sire 1-23737 / Sire 9 23737-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Sire 1-23737 / Mute 1-23737LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
95 vinyl pressings of Upstairs At Eric's are listed here, from 31 countries, released between 1982 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, US, Portugal, Ireland and more. One of them is Mute STUMM 7, released August 23, 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STUMM 7, 1-23737, 9 23737-1, 607102) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STUMM-7-A2 MT-5 TAPE ONE ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING D.A.D.! and STUMM-7-B-2 MT-5 TAPE ONE. 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.
