Vinyl pressings
by 1927 · 1988
...Ish was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 4 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.
MX 301519.B 255968-1-1Side A runout, variant 1
MX 301520 255968-1 S2. DBSide B runout, variant 1
MX 301519 255968-1 DBSide A runout, variant 2
MX 301520 255968-1 S2. DBSide B runout, variant 2
25.59681.A1Side A, hand etched
25.59681.B1Side B, hand etched
R/S Alsdorf 255968-1-ASide 1 runout, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 255968-1-BSide 2 runout, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 255968-1-A HSide 1 runout, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 255968-1-B HSide 2 runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australia | Trafalgar 255968.1 / WEA 255968.1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | WEA 255968-1 / WEA 255968.1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | France | Trafalgar Music 255 968-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Germany | WEA 255 968-1 / Trafalgar 255 968-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Mexico | WEA LDWI-6859LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK & Europe | WEA WX267 / WEA 255968-1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | US | Atlantic 81986-1 / Atlantic 7 81986-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | South Korea | Trafalgar 255968-1LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Australia | Stop Start SSM144LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | Australia | Universal Music Australia 7734967LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2019 | Australia | Not On LabelLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Numbered |
11 vinyl pressings of ...Ish are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1988 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in Australia, Canada, France, Germany. One of them is Trafalgar 255968.1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 255968.1, 255968-1, 255 968-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MX 301519.B 255968-1-1 and MX 301520 255968-1 S2. DB. 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.
