Vinyl pressings
by Chicago · 1986
If She Would Have Been Faithful... 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.
6 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 5 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.
SRC 7-28424-A-SR2 1-1 STERLINGA-Side Runout Etching
SRC 7-28424-B-SR2 1-1 STERLINGB-Side Runout Etching
7-28424-AA-Side Label
7-28424-BB-Side Label
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 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 84247 / Full Moon 92 84247First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 84247 / Full Moon 92 84247First year7" | 7" |
| 1986 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records 928 424 -7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records 92 8424 -7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | UK | Warner Bros. Records W 8424 (T)First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1986 | US | Warner Bros. Records 7-28424 / Full Moon 9 28424-7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | UK | Warner Bros. Records W 8424 / Warner Bros. Records W84247", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Warner Bros. Records 7-28424 / Warner Bros. Records 9 28424-77", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | US | Warner Bros. Records 7-28424 / Full Moon 7-284247", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-2240 / Full Moon P-22407", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-2240 / Full Moon P-22407", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
11 vinyl pressings of If She Would Have Been Faithful... are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1986 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 7-28424.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7-28424, W 8424 (T), 92 84247, 928 424 -7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRC 7-28424-A-SR2 1-1 STERLING and SRC 7-28424-B-SR2 1-1 STERLING. 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.
