Vinyl pressings
by Bruce Willis · 1986
Respect Yourself was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 3 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.
1876MFA-67652-ISA MU □8Hand etched on runout area side A, variant 1
1876MFB-67658-ISA MU □8Hand etched on runout area side B, variant 1
1876MFA-67652-I5B MU #8Side A runout, variant 2
1876MFB-67658-15A MU #8Side B runout, variant 2
ZT 41118-A1 PenthouseRunout side A
ZT 41118-B2 PenthouseRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Ireland | Motown ZB 41117First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | UK | Motown ZT 41118First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | UK | Motown ZB 41117 PFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1986 | US | Motown 1876 MFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | US | Motown 1876MF / Motown 1876 MFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Australia | Motown 1876MF7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Canada | Motown 18767", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Ecuador | Motown 112-06247", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Ecuador | Motown 112-06247", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | Motown ZT 4111812", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | Europe | Motown ZB 41117 / Motown ZB411177", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Italy | Motown ZB 411177", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | New Zealand | Motown 1876MF7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | South Africa | Motown TMS 6787", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | Motown ZB 41117 / Motown ZB411177", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
23 vinyl pressings of Respect Yourself are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1986 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Ireland. One of them is Motown 1876MF, released December 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1876MF, 1876 MF, ZT 41118, ZB 41117 P) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1876MFA-67652-ISA MU □8 and 1876MFB-67658-ISA MU □8. 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.
