Vinyl pressings
by Candy Flip · 1990
Strawberry Fields Forever 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.
28 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.
Stu [SNA logo] 3092 A2Runout side A
[SNA logo] 3092 B2Runout side B
DEBT 3092 ALabel side A
DEBT 3092 BLabel side B
DEBTX 3092 A1 PR-P P2 JARunout side A, etched
DEBTX 3092 B1 PR-P P2 RASPBERRY RIPPLE ALL ROUNDRunout side B, etched
DEBTX 3092 A*Side A label
DEBTX 3092 B*Side A label
DEBTX 3092 A1 PR-P JARunout side A
DEBTX 3092 B1 PR-P RASPBERRY RIPPLE ALL ROUNDRunout side B
DEBTX 3092 A*Label side A
DEBTX 3092 B*Label side B
DEBT-3092-A1 JA ADRENALINRunout side A
DEBT-3092-B1 ADRENALINRunout side B
DEBT 3092 A*Side A label
DEBT 3092 B*Side B label
DEBTX 3092 A1A Side
DEBTX 3092 B1B Side
DEBTXR 3092 A1 PR-P F STUSide A
DEBTXR 3092 B1 PR-P ESide 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 | Australasia | Possum Records POST 580 / Debut Edge Records POST 580First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | Australasia | Possum Records POS 5131 / Debut Edge Records POS 5131First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Canada | Atlantic 78 61560First year12", Stereo | 12", Stereo |
| 1990 | France | Carrere 9152First year12" | 12" |
| 1990 | France | Carrere 14925First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Germany | Hot 120·07·356 / Bellaphon 120·07·356First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | Germany | Hot 120·07·356-2First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | Germany | Hot 100·07·528First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | Italy | Butterfly Music BM MIX 05001First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | Italy | Carrere CARNP 112First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Italy | Carrere CAX 112First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | Italy | Carrere CAX 112First year12", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1990 | Scandinavia | Mega Records MRCX 122456First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1990 | Scandinavia | Mega Records MRCS 2456First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | Spain | Blanco Y Negro BNS-248First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | UK | S12 S12DJ12212" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Benelux | Indisc Benelux DEBT 30927", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Benelux | Debut Edge Records DEBTX 309212", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
31 vinyl pressings of Strawberry Fields Forever are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1990 and 2004.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in UK, US, Australasia, Canada and more. One of them is Debut Edge Records DEBT 3092, released March 1990.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DEBT 3092, DEBTX 3092, DEBTXR 3092, 0-86156) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Stu [SNA logo] 3092 A2 and [SNA logo] 3092 B2. 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.
