Vinyl pressings
by Cyndi Lauper · 1983
She's So Unusual was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
50 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 21 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.
01-25792-1A-1Runout side A, variant 1
01-25792-1B-1Runout side B, variant 1
01-25792-1A-1 NLRunout side A, variant 2
01-25792-1B-1FRunout side B, variant 2
01-25792-1A-1 JRunout side A, variant 1
— 01-25792-1B-1 CRunout side B, variant 1
01_25792_1A_1 DRunout side A, variant 2
— 01_25792-_B_1 CRunout side B, variant 2
PRT-25792 A1Runout side A, variant 1
PRT-25792 B1Runout side B, variant 1
PRT-25792 A1 ARunout side A, variant 2
PRT-25792 B1 2 0Runout side B, variant 2
PRT-25792 A1Side A Etched Runout
PRT 25792 B3Side B Etched Runout
PRT-25792 A1Side A runout, etched, variant 1
PRT 25792 B3Side B runout, etched, variant 1
PRT-25792 A1 ( : ( :Side A runout, etched/stamped, variant 2
PRT 25792 B3 ( :Side B runout, etched/stamped, variant 2
PRT-25792 A1Side A etched runout (Variation 1)
PRT-25792 B1Side B etched runout (Variation 1)
PRT-25792 A-1Side A etched runout (Variation 2)
2 4 Λ PRT 25792 ̶C̶B̶S̶ ̶2̶5̶9̶7̶2̶ B2Side B stamped/etched runout (Variation 2)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | Portrait PR 33023LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Australia | Portrait PR 33023 / Epic PR 33023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Australia | Portrait PR 33023 / Epic PR 33023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Australia | Portrait PR 33023LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Australia | Portrait PR 33023 / Epic PR 33023First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Australia | Portrait PR 33023LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Australia | Portrait PR 33023LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Brazil | Epic 144.817First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Colombia | Epic 19377First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Colombia | Epic 19377First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1983 | Europe | Portrait PRT 25792 / Epic 25792First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | Portrait PRT 25792First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony 25•3P-486First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Ireland | Portrait PRT 25792 / Epic PRT 25792First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Israel | Portrait 25792 / Epic 25792First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | South Africa | Epic COL 40220LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1991 | South Korea | Epic CPL-1036LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MOFI 1-027 / Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab 88697987181LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered |
| 2014 | US | Portrait 88843016631 / Epic 88843016631LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Europe | Portrait 88843016631 / Epic 88843016631LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Europe | Portrait 19075983811 / Epic 19075983811LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | Germany | We Are Vinyl 19075983811LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | US | Portrait 19075950531LP, Album, Record Store Day, Stereo | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Stereo |
| 2019 | US | Portrait 19075950531 / Legacy 19075950531LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Japan | Portrait 19075983811LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Australia | Portrait 19075988961LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Epic 19439801801 / Legacy 19439801801LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Epic 19075950531 / Legacy 19075950531LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MOFI 1-027 / Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab 88697987181LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Epic 144817 / Epic 144.817LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Epic 144817 / Epic 144.817LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 463362 1 / Epic 463362 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | South Korea | High StereoLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Epic 463362 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Epic 463362 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Portrait FR 38930LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab 010789LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
97 vinyl pressings of She's So Unusual are listed here, from 31 countries, released between 1983 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Europe, UK, US, Canada and more. One of them is Portrait PRT 25792.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PRT 25792, 9R9-39610-S1, BFR 38930, FR 38930) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01-25792-1A-1 and 01-25792-1B-1. 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.
