Vinyl pressings
by Belinda Carlisle · 1989
Runaway Horses was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 16 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.
DM2 1 0303 A-2/9-89Side A runout, variant 1
DM2 1 0303 B-3/9-89Side B runout, variant 1
DM210303 A-1/9-89 IISide A runout, variant 2
DM210303 B-3/9-89Side B runout, variant 2
DM 210 303 ASide A label
S 210 303 BSide B label
V 2599 A-1U-1-1- DSide A, variant 1
V 2599 B-1U-1-3 DSide B, variant 1
V 2599 A-2U-1-1-D TOWN HOUSE DMMSide A, variant 2
V 2599 B-1U-1-2 D TOWN HOUSE DMMSide B, variant 2
<PAP> MCA-9282 G-1A D G1 A3Side A runout
<PAP> MCA-9283 G-1A E G1 A2Side B runout
MCA9282Side A label
MCA9283Side B label
V2599 A-2Side A runout, hand-etched
V2599 BSide B runout, hand-etched
V 2599ASide A label
V2599BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Argentina | Virgin V 2599 - AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Australia | Virgin V 2599First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Brazil | Virgin 066 427093 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-6339First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-6339LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1989 | Europe | Virgin 210 303 / Virgin V 2599First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Virgin 210 303 / Virgin V 2599First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Greece | Virgin VG 50470First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Israel | Virgin 210 303 / Virgin V 2599First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Italy | Virgin V 2599First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Japan | Yuusen Broadcasting Corporation YPL-030First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Japan | Virgin VJL-28204First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Poland | Not On Label LP 0999LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1989 | Portugal | Virgin 605541First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | South Africa | Virgin VNC 5158First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Mexico | EMI 2000 LEMP-1678 / Virgin LEMP-1678LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Mexico | EMI 2000 112 0001678 / Virgin 112 0001678LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1990 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LP-7-1 2 02698 2 / Virgin V 2599LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | Demon Records DEMREC307LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Europe | Demon Records DEMRECBOX38LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, LP, Compilation, CD, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, LP, Compilation, CD, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | UK | Demon Records DEMRECBOX38 / Demon Records DEMRECBOX38XLP, Album, Reissue, LP, Compilation, CD, Album, Box Set, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Compilation, CD, Album, Box Set, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Demon Records DEMREC1116LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
27 vinyl pressings of Runaway Horses are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1989 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in Europe, UK, US, Argentina and more. One of them is Virgin 210 303.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 210 303, V 2599, MCA-6339, V 2599 - A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DM2 1 0303 A-2/9-89 and DM2 1 0303 B-3/9-89. 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.
