Vinyl pressings
by Bangles · 1988
Be With You 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.
1 pressing came out in 1988, the album's first year. 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.
G11 ZSS 68744A-A1Same on both sides (Variant 1)
G1 ZSS 68744A-1B [ TML-M C4Side A, etched/stamped (Variant 2)
G1 ZSS 68744A-1B [ TML-M C6Side B, etched/stamped (Variant 2)
ZSS 68744ASide A Label
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 | US | Columbia 38-68744First year7", Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1989 | Australia | Liberation Records 102071-7 / Liberation Records 102071 77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Australia | Liberation Records 100634-612", Single | 12", Single |
| 1989 | Canada | Columbia 38-687447", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Europe | CBS CBS 654901 7 / CBS 654901 77", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | CBS 654901 6 / CBS CBS 654901 612", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Ireland | CBS BANGS 67", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Spain | CBS ARIC 22157", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1989 | Spain | CBS CBS 654901 612", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Spain | CBS ARIC 22147", Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | UK | CBS BANGS T612", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | CBS BANGS P67", 45 RPM, Shape, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Stereo · Limited, Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Shape, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Stereo · Limited, Picture disc |
| 1989 | UK | CBS BANGS P612", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Limited, Picture disc | 12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Limited, Picture disc |
| 1989 | US | Columbia 38-687447", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1989 | UK | CBS BANGS 67", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Be With You are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US. One of them is Columbia 38-68744.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 38-68744) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, G11 ZSS 68744A-A1 and G1 ZSS 68744A-1B [ TML-M C4. 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.
