Vinyl pressings
by Cher · 1987
I Found Someone 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.
24 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.
R / S Alsdorf 928191-7-ARunout side A, variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 928191-7-BRunout side B, variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 928191-7-A ̶x̶x̶x̶ S 8 HRunout side A, variant 2
R / S Alsdorf 928191-7-B H 3 3Runout side B, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 920806-0-ASide 1 stamped
R/S Alsdorf 920806-0-B2Side 2 stamped
*GEF-31.A-1* 11 22Runout Area Side A
*GEF.31 B-1* 11 24
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 | Geffen Records 7-28191 / Geffen Records 7.28191First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Canada | Geffen Records 92 81917First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Canada | Geffen Records 92 81917First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Canada | Geffen Records 92 81917First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Europe | Geffen Records 928 191-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | Geffen Records 920 806-0First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Ireland | Geffen Records GEF 31 / Geffen Records 928191-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records PRO-235First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | South Africa | Geffen Records GFS 109First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Spain | Geffen Records 881First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1987 | UK | Geffen Records GEF 31 / Geffen Records 928191-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | Geffen Records GEF 31TP / Geffen Records 920 806-0First year12", Picture Disc · Picture disc | 12", Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1987 | UK | Geffen Records GEF 31 / Geffen Records 928191-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | UK | Geffen Records GEF 31 / Geffen Records 928191-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | UK | Geffen Records GEF 31T / Geffen Records GEF 31 (T)First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Geffen Records 7-281917", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
26 vinyl pressings of I Found Someone are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1987 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in Europe, UK, US, Japan and more. One of them is Geffen Records 928 191-7.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 928 191-7, 920 806-0, GEF 31, GEF 31TP) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R / S Alsdorf 928191-7-A and R / S Alsdorf 928191-7-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.
