Vinyl pressings
by Bow Wow Wow · 1983
When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 15 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.
AFL-14570-A FUTURE DISCSide A runout, variant 1
AFL-14570-BSide B runout, variant 1
AFL-14570-A 1 FUTURE DISC I A3 BSide A runout, variant 2
AFL-14570-B 1 I A2 0Side B runout, variant 2
RCALP 6068 A-2U-1-1- BilBo TapeoneRunout side A
RCALP 6068 B-2U-1-1 BilBo TapeoneRunout side B
RCALP 6068 A§ (PL 25458 A)Label side A
RCALP 6068 B§ (PL 25458 B)Label side B
RCALP+P+6068+A ORLAKESide A, etched
RCALP+P+6068+B ORLAKESide B, etched
RCALP 6068 A APSide A, Etched
RCALP 6068 B APSide B, Etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | RCA Victor VPL1 7452First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Australia | RCA Victor VPL1 7452First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | RCA AFL1-4570First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | RCA Victor AFL1-4570First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | RCA Victor PL 25458First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | RCA PL 70030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | RCA Victor PL 25458First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Greece | RCA Victor MAL-RCLP 20256First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Ireland | RCA RCALP 6068 / RCA (PL 25458)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Israel | RCA Victor PL 25458First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Italy | RCA PL 25458First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Italy | RCA PL 25458First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | Japan | RCA RPL-8181 (PL-25448)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | RCA RPL-8181First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | New Zealand | RCA Victor VPL1 7452First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Great Expectations PIP LP 022LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2974 / RCA MOVLP2974LP, Album, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
25 vinyl pressings of When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1983 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor AFL1-4570.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AFL1-4570, RCALP 6068, RCALPP 6068, VPL1 7452) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AFL-14570-A FUTURE DISC and AFL-14570-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.
