Vinyl pressings
by Cinderella · 1988
Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone) was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 8 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.
870-644-7-2-59764-CBS GI STERLING C5Side A runout, variant 1
870-644-7-2-59770-CBS GI A9Side B runout, variant 1
870-644-7-2-59764-CBS E G1 A11 STERLING C2Side A runout, variant 2
870-644-7-2-59770-CBS E G1 𝟾̶𝟽̶𝟶̶-̶𝟼̶𝟺̶𝟺̶-̶𝟽̶-̶𝟸̶-̶𝟻̶𝟿̶𝟽̶𝟶̶𝟽̶-̶𝙲̶𝙱̶𝚂̶Side B runout, variant 2
870-644-7-2-59764-SPSide A etched, variant 1
870-644-7-2-59770-SPSide B etched, variant 1
870-644-7-2-59764-SP I -ISide A etched, variant 2
870-644-7-2-59770-SP I - ISide B etched, variant 2
VERXG 43 A-1U-1-1Side 1
VERXG 43 B-1U-1-1Side 2
VERDJ 43 A-2U-1-1A-side runout
VER 43 B-1U-1-1B-side runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australia | Mercury 870 644-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Canada | Mercury 870 644-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Canada | Mercury 870 644-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Canada | Mercury MS 76277First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Canada | Mercury DJM289First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Europe | Mercury 870 644-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Mercury 870 644-7First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1988 | France | Mercury 870 644-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Japan | Mercury SNP-1067First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1988 | Netherlands | Mercury 872 211-1First year12", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | Netherlands | Mercury 872 211-1First year12", EP | 12", EP |
| 1988 | Netherlands | Mercury 872 211-1First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1988 | UK | Vertigo VERXG 43First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| 1988 | UK | Vertigo VERXG 43First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | UK | Vertigo VER 43 DJFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
22 vinyl pressings of Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone) are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Mercury 870 644-7.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 870 644-7, 870 644-7 DJ, VERXG 43, VER 43 DJ) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 870-644-7-2-59764-CBS GI STERLING C5 and 870-644-7-2-59770-CBS GI A9. 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.
