Vinyl pressings
by David Joseph · 1983
You Can't Hide (Your Love From Me) 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.
28 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 10 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.
12 IS 101 A-2U-1-1⇀ JONZRunout stamped/etched side A
12 IS 101 A-2U-1-1⇀ SOUND CLINICRunout stamped/etched side b
12IS 101-ALabel side A
12IS 101-BLabel side B
IS 101 A-3U-1-1-5 TOWN HOUSERunout A Side Stamped (Variant 1)
IS 101 B-2U-1-2-8 Sound ClinicRunout B Side Stamped/Etched (Variant 1)
IS 101 A-2U-1-1-11 JONZRunout A Side Stamped/Etched (Variant 2)
IS 101 B-2U-1-2-5 Sound ClinicRunout B Side Stamped/Etched (Variant 2)
IS 101 A-2U-1-1-3Runout Side A
IS 101 B-2U-1-1-1Runout Side B
12 IS 101 A-2U-1-2-Side A
12 IS 101 B-2U-1-2-Side B
12 IS 101 A-3U-1-1-11 TOWN HOUSERunout stamped side A
12 IS 101 B-2U-1-2-Runout stamped side B
12 IS 101 A-2U-1-2- JONZRunout side A, stamped/etched
12 IS 101 B-2U-1-2- Sound clinicRunout side B, stamped/etched
12IS 101-ALabel side A
12IS 101-BLabel side B
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 | Europe | Island Records 600 847First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | France | Island Records 812 210-1First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1983 | France | Island Records 812 210-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Germany | Island Records 105 323First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Italy | Island Records IS 101First year45 RPM, 7" | 45 RPM, 7" |
| 1983 | Jamaica | Island Records PRO 7804First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | New Zealand | Island Records K 9080First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Spain | Island Records F-600.823 / Island Records F-600 823First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Sweden | Island Records IS 101 / Island Records IS-101First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | UK | Island Records 12IS 101First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | Island Records IS 101First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | UK | Island Records 12IS 101First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | UK | Island Records 12 IS 101First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | UK | Island Records 12IS 101First year12", Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1983 | UK | Island Records IS 101First year7" | 7" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Europe | 4th & Broadway 12 BRW 277 / 4th & Broadway 862 163-112", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1993 | UK | 4th & Broadway 12 BRW 277 DJ12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1993 | UK | 4th & Broadway BRW 2777" | 7" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Unknown | Mango MLPS780412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label DJ72112", Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Unknown | Dance Classics DJ 72112", Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Australia | Island Records K-90807", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Mango MLPS 780412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
37 vinyl pressings of You Can't Hide (Your Love From Me) are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1983 and 2006.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, US, Europe, France and more. One of them is Island Records 12IS 101.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 12IS 101, IS 101, 12 IS 101, MLPS 7804) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 12 IS 101 A-2U-1-1⇀ JONZ and 12 IS 101 A-2U-1-1⇀ SOUND CLINIC. 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.
