Vinyl pressings
by Del Amitri · 1989
Kiss This Thing Goodbye 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.
5 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 3 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.
A̶ A AMY 515 A-2U-1-1 TownhouseRun-out area A-side, variant 1
AMY 515 B-1-1U-1-1 TownhouseRun-out area B-side, variant 1
AMY 515 A-4U-1-1 TownhouseRun-out area A-side, variant 2
AMY 515 B-1U-1-1-1 TownhouseRun-out area B-side, variant 2
AM 515 A-1U-1- =Runout stamped side A
AM 515 B-1U-1- \Runout stamped side B
TOWNHOUSERunout etched both sides
AM 515 ALabel side A
AM 515 A-1U-1- Q2Runout side A, stamped
AM 515 B-1U-1- \Q3Runout side B, stamped
TOWNHOUSERunout both sides, etched
AM 515 ALabel side A
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 | Australia | A&M Records K 903 / A&M Records K903First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1989 | US | A&M Records SP 17995First year12", EP, Promo · Promo | 12", EP, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | UK | A&M Records AMY 515First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | A&M Records AM 515First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | A&M Records AM 515First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Europe | A&M Records 390 501-7 / A&M Records 390501-77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Europe | A&M Records 390 501-1 / A&M Records 390501-112", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | France | A&M Records 390501-77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | UK | A&M Records AMX 55110", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | 10", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 1990 | UK | A&M Records AMS 5517", Single, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | 7", Single, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 1990 | UK | A&M Records AMY 55112", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1990 | UK | A&M Records AMS 5517", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 1990 | UK | A&M Records AM 5517", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | A&M Records K9037", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of Kiss This Thing Goodbye are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1989 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in UK, US, Australia. One of them is A&M Records AMY 515, released July 24, 1989.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMY 515, AM 515, SP 17995, K 903) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A̶ A AMY 515 A-2U-1-1 Townhouse and AMY 515 B-1-1U-1-1 Townhouse. 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.
