Vinyl pressings
by Change · 1981
Paradise / Your Move was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 14 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.
94-GOM-7039-1N 00 ✻✻ STERLING GCRunout side A etched/stamped
94-GOM -7039-2N - SIDE B 00 ✻✻ STERLING GCRunout side B etched/stamped
94 GOM 7039-1NLabel side A
94 GOM 7039-2NLabel side B
K 79196T A-1 STRAWBERRY W1 KDRunout Side A
K 79196T B1 STRAWBERRYRunout Side B
K 79196 (T) ALabel Side A
K 79196 (T) BLabel Side B
K 79196 A1 ^ W-4KDA Side (Etched
K 79196 B1 W-3KDB Side (Etched
STRAWBERRYBoth Sides (Stamped
STA 39724-1 1-1 SRC STERLING SLA-Side Runout Etching
SP STERLING STA 39726-1 1-1B-Side Runout Etching
ST-A-39724-SPLabel Side A
ST-A-39726-SPLabel Side B
ST-A-39724-ARLabel Side A
ST-A-39726-ARLabel Side B
ST-DM-39724-SPLabel side A
ST-DM-39725-SPLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Benelux | WEA WEA 79196First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Benelux | WEA WEA 79.197 / WEA 79197First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1981 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3809First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3809 / RFC Records AT 3809First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | France | WEA 79 196First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Germany | WEA WEA 79 197First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1981 | Italy | Goody Music Records GOM 7039First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Jamaica | WEA 79196First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Japan | Atlantic P-1541A / RFC Records P-1541AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | Atlantic SP-1541A / RFC Records SP-1541AFirst year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Mexico | Maxi MX-0041First year12", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1981 | Netherlands | WEA WEA 79.196 / WEA 79196First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Netherlands | WEA WEA 79.197 / WEA 79197First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1981 | Philippines | Atlantic ATR-0164First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | WEA K 79196 (T)First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | US | Atlantic DMD 267 / RFC Records DMD 26712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
25 vinyl pressings of Paradise / Your Move are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1981 and 2006.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in Italy, UK, US, Germany and more. One of them is Goody Music Records GOM 7039.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GOM 7039, K 79196 (T), K 79196, 3809) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 94-GOM-7039-1N 00 ✻✻ STERLING GC and 94-GOM -7039-2N - SIDE B 00 ✻✻ STERLING GC. 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.
