Vinyl pressings
by Big Fun · 1990
Handful Of Promises was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. 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 1990, 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.
POUNDA COPYMASTERS DFI 90 _ 2 J I V E T 2 4 3 AStamped runout side A
DFI 90 _ 2 J I V E T 2 4 3 BStamped runout side B
JIVE T 243 A*Printed label side A
JIVE T 243 B*Printed label side B
DFI 90_2 J I V E 2 4 3 A
DFI 90_2 J I V E 2 4 3 B l
POUNDA COPYMASTERS DFI 90_2 JIVE T 243 ARunout side A
DFI 90_2 JIVE T 243 B5Runout side B
JIVE T 243 A*Printed label side A
JIVE T 243 B*Printed label side B
[SNA logo] JIVE 243 A3 POUNDA COPYMASTERSRunout side A
[SNA logo] JIVE 243 B3Runout side B
JIVE 243 ALabel side A
JIVE 243 BLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Australia | Jive JIVET 243First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| 1990 | Europe | Jive ZB 43589First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | Europe | Jive JIVE X 243First year7", Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1990 | France | Jive ZB 43589 / Jive ZB43589First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Germany | Jive ZT 43590 / Jive ZT43590First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1990 | Mexico | Ariola RX 934First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | Philippines | Jive EPJ-89-037 / Jive JIVE T 243First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1990 | Spain | Jive ZT 43590 / BMG Ariola España ZT 43590First year12", Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | Spain | Jive ZB 43589First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | UK | Jive JIVE T 243First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1990 | UK | Jive JIVE T 243First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| 1990 | UK | not on label PROMO 32First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1990 | UK | Jive JIVE T 243First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | UK | Jive JIVE T 243First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1990 | UK | Jive JIVE 243First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
19 vinyl pressings of Handful Of Promises are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1990 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in UK, Australia, Europe, France and more. One of them is Jive JIVE T 243.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JIVE T 243, PROMO 32, JIVE 243, JIVET 243) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, POUNDA COPYMASTERS DFI 90 _ 2 J I V E T 2 4 3 A and DFI 90 _ 2 J I V E T 2 4 3 B. 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.
