Vinyl pressings
by Bourgeois Tagg · 1987
Yoyo was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 10 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.
STIL 876501-A DMM STERLING SP I-IRunout side A, variant 1
ST IL 876502-A DMM STERLING SP I-IRunout side B, variant 1
ST-IL-876501-SPLabel side A
ST-IL-876502-SPLabel side B
STIL 876501 A DMM STERLING SP 1-2 SP-AR O- △17658 B-28588-ADMMA side runout
ST IL 876502 A DMM STERLING SP \-2 SP-AR B-28589-A DMM △17658-X O-B side runout
ST-IL-876501-ARA side label
ST-IL-876502-ARB side label
ST IL 876501 A DMM STERLING SP I - IA-side runout
ST IL 876502 A DMM STERLING SP I - IB-side runout
ST-IL-876501-SPA-side label
ST-IL-876502-SPB-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australia | Island Records L 38875First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | Island Records 670.4113First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Canada | Island Records ISL 1144First yearLP | LP |
| 1987 | Canada | Island Records ISL 1144LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Europe | Island Records 208 606First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 9890First yearLP | LP |
| 1987 | Japan | Island Records R28D-2099First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1987 | South Africa | Island Records ILPC 29890First yearLP | LP |
| 1987 | Spain | Island Records 906381First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9890First yearLP | LP |
| 1987 | US | Island Records 7 90638-1 / Island Records 90638-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Island Records 7 90638-1 / Island Records 90638-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Island Records 90638-1 / Island Records 7 90638-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Island Records A 1-90638LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1988 | Greece | Island Records VG 71468LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Yoyo are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1987 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Island Records 7 90638-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7 90638-1, 90638-1, ILPS 9890, L 38875) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STIL 876501-A DMM STERLING SP I-I and ST IL 876502-A DMM STERLING SP I-I. 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.
