Vinyl pressings
by Cher · 1989
If I Could Turn Back Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1989, 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.
R/S Alsdorf 759 922886-7-A2Runout side A variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 922886-7-BxRunout side B variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 759 922886-7-A2xx Z1Runout side A variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 759 922886-7-B2 29Runout side B variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 921305-0-A H 5Runout side A, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 921305-0-B 8Runout side B, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 921305-0-A H 2Runout side A, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 921305-0-B 2Runout side B, variant 2
R / S Alsdorf 922886-7ASide A runout, variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 922886-7BSide B runout, variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 922886-7-A 53Side A runout, variant 2
R / S Alsdorf 922886-7-B 50Side B runout, variant 2
R / S Alsdorf 922886-7ARunout side A variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 922886-7BRunout side B variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 922886-7-A 36Runout side A stamped; 36 etched variant 2
R / S Alsdorf 922886-7-BRunout side B stamped variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 759 922886-7-A2xx
R/S Alsdorf 759 922886-7-B2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australia | Geffen Records 7.22886 / Geffen Records 7-22886First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Australia | Geffen Records 7-22886First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Canada | Geffen Records 92 28867First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Canada | Geffen Records 92 28867First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Canada | Geffen Records 9228867First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Europe | Geffen Records 922 886-7 / Geffen Records GEF 59First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Geffen Records 921 305-0 / Geffen Records GEF 59TFirst year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Geffen Records 922 886-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Geffen Records GEF 59 / Geffen Records 922 886-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Europe | Geffen Records 922 886-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Geffen Records 922 886-7 / Geffen Records GEF 59First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1989 | France | Geffen Records GEF 59 / WEA 922 886-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Mexico | Geffen Records PRO 348 / Warner Bros. Records PRO 348First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1989 | Philippines | Warner Bros. Records WB77-673First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Spain | Geffen Records 1.116First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Ecuador | Geffen Records 45-275117", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
26 vinyl pressings of If I Could Turn Back Time are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1989 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in Europe, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is Geffen Records 922 886-7.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 922 886-7, 921 305-0, GEF 59, GEF 59 X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R/S Alsdorf 759 922886-7-A2 and R/S Alsdorf 922886-7-Bx. 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.
