Vinyl pressings
by David Bowie · 1983
Without You 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.
7 pressings came out in 1983, 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.
2000767-A1Runout side A stamped variant 1
2000767-B1Runout side B stamped variant 1
2000767-A1 2 2Runout side A stamped variant 2
2000767-B1 11 1Runout side A stamped variant 2
S45-501073 1S3 4--5TSide A runout, stamped, variant 1
S45-501075 1S3Side B runout, stamped, variant 1
S45-501073 1S 1 54 - XY1Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
S45-501075 1S 7Side B runout, stamped, variant 2
AMI 1225 A-2Runout side A, etched
AMI 1225 B TP 1301Runout side B, etched
AMI 1225 ALabel side A
AMI 1225 BLabel side B
F8190 501073 ASide A - handwritten
F8190 501073 BSide B - handwritten
501073Label A side
501075Label B side
AMI 1225 A-2 RSide A - handwritten
AMI 1225 B R 301Side B - handwritten
AMI 1225 ASide A - Label
AMI 1225 BSide B - Label
S45-501073 1S2 4-5TSide A runout, stamped
S45-501075 1S 2Side B runout, stamped
S45-501073Side A label
S45-501075Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | EMI America AMI-1225First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Australia | EMI America AMI-1225First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Japan | EMI America EYS-17451First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Netherlands | EMI America 1A 006-2000767First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | New Zealand | EMI America F8190 / EMI America AMI.1225First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | South Africa | EMI America BOWIE 1First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Japan | EMI America EYS-17451First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Canada | EMI America B-81907", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Canada | EMI America B-81907", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | France | EMI America 20007677", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Spain | EMI America 006-20007677", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Spain | EMI America 006-20007677", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | EMI America B-81907", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | US | EMI America B-81907", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress |
| 1984 | US | EMI America B-81907", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Poland | Morgot Records 029Flexi-disc, 6½", 45 RPM, Shape, Single Sided, Card Backed, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | Flexi-disc, 6½", 45 RPM, Shape, Single Sided, Card Backed, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
17 vinyl pressings of Without You are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Netherlands, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and more. One of them is EMI America 1A 006-2000767.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1A 006-2000767, EYS-17451, AMI-1225, F8190) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2000767-A1 and 2000767-B1. 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.
