Vinyl pressings
by Cinderella · 1986
Nobody's Fool / Push, Push 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.
12 pressings came out in 1986, 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.
I A1 884-851-7-2-58748 RCAI [flower]A-Side Runout Etching
I A1 884-851-7-2-58754-RCA-I [birds]B-Side Runout Etching
2-58748A-Side Label
2-58754B-Side Label
884-851-7-2-58748 RCA 1Runout A & B: Hand etched
2-58748Label A & B Side
884 851-7ASide A - Etched
884 851-7BSide B - Etched
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 | Australasia | Mercury 884 851-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Canada | Mercury MS 76251First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Europe | Mercury 884 851-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | France | Mercury 884 851-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Guatemala | Mercury 881 B51-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Netherlands | Mercury 884 851-1First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Philippines | Mercury MER-24-808 / Mercury 884 851-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Mercury 884 851-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1986 | US | Mercury 884 851-7-DJFirst year7", Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | Mercury PRO 445-1First year12", Stereo, Promo · Promo | 12", Stereo, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Japan | Mercury 7PP-216First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Japan | Mercury 7PP-216First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1987 | Argentina | Mercury 002377", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Bolivia | Mercury HL/MRS-34-90 / Mercury HL MRS 34-907", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Spain | Mercury 884 851-77", Single | 7", Single |
18 vinyl pressings of Nobody's Fool / Push, Push are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1986 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, Japan, Australasia, Canada and more. One of them is Mercury 884 851-7.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 884 851-7, 884 851-7-DJ, PRO 445-1, 7PP-216) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, I A1 884-851-7-2-58748 RCAI [flower] and I A1 884-851-7-2-58754-RCA-I [birds]. 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.
