Vinyl pressings
by Amazulu · 1985
Don't You Just Know It was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 9 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.
12 IS 233 A-1U-1-1-2Runout Side A var.1 stamped
12 IS 233 B-1U-1-1-X1Runout Side B var.1 stamped
12 IS 233 A-1U-1-1-1Runout Side A var.2 stamped
12 IS 233 B-1U-1-1‧ ‧Runout Side B var.2 stamped
IS-233-A' SW RAYSSide A runout
IS-233-B' SWSide B runout
IS 233-ASide A label
IS 233-BSide B label
ISX 233 A - 1U - 1 -1 ↽ x1 GDRunout side A
ISX 233 B - 1U - 1 -1 ↽ 5Runout side B
IS 233 A-1U-1-2 5Side A runout, variant 1
IS 233 B-1U-1-5 7Side B runout, variant 1
IS 233 A-1U-1-2 X1Side A runout, variant 2
IS 233 B-1U-1-1-10Side B runout, variant 2
DM 107868 A-1 / 85 S IRunout (Stamped) Side A
DM 107868 B-1 / 85 S I ⅡRunout (Stamped) Side B
S 107 686 ALabel Side A
S 107 686 BLabel Side B
MX-65781A
MX-65782B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia | Island Records K-9920First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Canada | Island Records 97037First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Canada | Island Records IS-1076First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | France | Island Records 884 513-1First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | France | Island Records 884 513-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Germany | Island Records 601 956First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1985 | Germany | Island Records IS 233First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Italy | Island Records ISX233First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Italy | Island Records IS 233First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Mexico | Island Records RX-350First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Portugal | Island Records 12 IS 233First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Portugal | Dacapo 10.107686.15 / Island Records IS 233First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | UK | Island Records 12 IS 233 / Island Records 12IS 233First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK | Island Records IS 233First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1985 | UK | Island Records ISX 233First year7", Single, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | 7", Single, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
18 vinyl pressings of Don't You Just Know It are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1985 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in UK, Europe, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Island Records 12 IS 233.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 12 IS 233, IS 233, ISX 233, 107 686) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 12 IS 233 A-1U-1-1-2 and 12 IS 233 B-1U-1-1-X1. 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.
