Vinyl pressings
by Deacon Blue · 1989
When The World Knows Your Name was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1989, 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.
4633211 A4 GO INTO THE BALL PARK AND STEAL THE BALLSide A runout etched - variant 1
4633211 B2 EDGE OF DARKNESSSide B runout etched - variant 1
4633211 A4 GO INTO THE BALL PARK AND STEAL THE BALLSide A runout etched - variant 2
4633211 B6 EDGE OF DARKNESSSide B runout etched - variant 2
4633211 A4 GO INTO THE BALL PARK AND STEAL THE BALLA Side Runout, variant 1, 2 and 3
4633211 B2 EDGE OF DARKNESSB Side Runout, variant 1
CBS 463321.1.B5 EDGE OF DARKNESSB Side Runout, variant 2
4633211 B6 ...EDGE OF DARKNESSB Side Runout, variant 3
AL 45238
70127/A
70127/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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Argentina | CBS CBS 70.127First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1989 | Australia | CBS 463321 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Brazil | Discos CBS 177.177/1-463321First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | CBS 463321 1 / CBS CBS 463321 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | CBS 463321 1 / CBS CBS 463321 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Greece | CBS 463321 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Spain | CBS CBS 463321 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Spain | CBS CBS 463321-1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | UK | CBS 463321 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | CBS 463321 1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1989 | US | Columbia FC 45238First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Columbia C 45238First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Yugoslavia | Suzy CBS 463321 1 / CBS CBS 463321 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Zimbabwe | CBS 4633211First yearLP, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1989 | UK | CBS 463321 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UK | Demon Records DEACONLP003LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Zimbabwe | Not On Label STAR 6249 / Not On Label 846 947-1LP, Album, Mispress, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Mispress, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
17 vinyl pressings of When The World Knows Your Name are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1989 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in UK, US, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is CBS 463321 1, released April 3, 1989.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 463321 1, FC 45238, C 45238, CBS 70.127) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 4633211 A4 GO INTO THE BALL PARK AND STEAL THE BALL and 4633211 B2 EDGE OF DARKNESS. 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.
