I just read in an old copy of 'Record Mirror' that the 12'' was being released on the 12th Jan' '79. Maybe they got the info slightly wrong and were referring to the 2nd pressing?
My copy is in a plain black die-cut inner and the 'Hot Biscuit' sleeve and has the 'number one... no less' etched in the run-off groove.
My copy looks the same as above but has a gold stamp top right corner saying:- 'Limited Edition special price'. Don't know when this dates from as I didn't buy near its release.
My side 1 has ALLEN and side two has JA etched in the run-off groove.
LP Details added. Nitro Records, Huntington Beach, California.
I also have a release date of 8th October and 5th November. I had to wait until 21st of November for my copy to arrive at HMV Oxford Circus, obviously some distribution problem. Receipt still inside sleeve - £10.99p.
Side 2, track 5 is titled 'W' on the sleeve and label, but has a faded 'God We Trust' on the lyric inner sleeve.