Vinyl pressings
by Dennis Edwards · 1984
Don't Look Any Further was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 12 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.
1715GF-A-66984-15B SY #05Runout, side A, etched, variant 1
1715GF-B-66986-15B SY #05Runout, side B, etched, variant 1
1715GF-A-66984-15B SY #05 JMRunout, side A, etched, variant 2
1715GF-B-66986-15B SY #05 JMRunout, side B, etched, variant 2
1715GF-A-66986-15A SY #13 JMRunout, side A, etched
1715GF-B-66984-15C SY #13 JMRunout, side B, etched
66986Label side A
66984Label side B
66986Side A Label
66984Side B Label
1715GF - A - 66986 - 15B JMBoth sides
1715GF - A - 66986 - 15B SY#08 JMBoth sides. Etched. SY in script
1715GF - A - 66986 - 15B SY JMBoth sides. Etched. SY in script
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia & New Zealand | Motown 104750First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Gordy G 1715XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1984 | France | Gordy ZC 61388 / Motown ZC 61388First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | France | Motown ZB 61314 / Gordy ZB 61314First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | France | Gordy 2661314 BFirst year7" | 7" |
| 1984 | Germany | Gordy ZC 69158First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | Germany | Gordy ZB 69157First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Germany | Gordy ZB 691577", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1984 | Germany | Gordy ZB 69157First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Italy | Motown TMNP 5008First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Jamaica | Motown 1715 GFFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Motown ZB-64308First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Scandinavia | Gordy ZB 69157First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | South Africa | Motown TMS 604First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Spain | Motown SPBO-60119First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | US | Babylon Records BAB10412" | 12" |
| 1998 | France | Wagram Music 303987612", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1998 | Italy | Airplane! Records ARP 2102212", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1998 | Italy | Airplane! Records ARP 2102212", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1998 | Scandinavia | ARCADE 188.165-512", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1998 | Spain | CNR Music 490036112" | 12" |
| 1998 | Sweden | Discoboll 118.163-512" | 12" |
| 1998 | US | Babylon BAB 10412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
43 vinyl pressings of Don't Look Any Further are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1984 and 1998.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Canada and more. One of them is Gordy 1715GF.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1715GF, TMG 1334, TMGT 1334, 104750) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1715GF-A-66984-15B SY #05 and 1715GF-B-66986-15B SY #05. 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.
