Vinyl pressings
by Depeche Mode · 1986
But Not Tonight was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1986, 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.
7-28564-A-RE-1A(A scratched out) SH1 [ɑ] R-16525-RCI Δ14128 I-I (anythingelse scratched out)Label Side A
7-28564-B-RE-1 SH1 [ɑ] R-16576-RCI Δ14128-X I-ILabel Side B
[Specialty Records Corporation logo] 7-28564-RE-1-A-SR1Label Side A
[Specialty Records Corporation logo] 7-28564-B-RE-1 SR2Label Side B
0-20578-A-SRI I-I [SRC logo]Side A, variant 1
0-20578-B-SRI I-I [SRC logo]Side B, variant 1
0-20578-A SRI I I [SRC logo]Side A, variant 2
0-20578-B-SRI I̶ ̶I̶ I-I [SRC logo]Side B, variant 2
0-20578-A SH1 ȹ B-25708-SH1 Δ14637 I-ISide A
0-20578-A SH2 ȹ B-25709-SH2 Δ14637-X I-ISide B
0-20578-A SRI I-ISide A, variant 1
0-20578-B-SRI I-ISide B, variant 1
[SRC logo] 0-20578-A SRI I ISide A, variant 2
[SRC logo] 0-20578-B-SRI ̷I̷ ̷I̷ I ISide B, variant 2
7-28564-A-RE-1A(A scratched out) SH1 ȹ R-16525-RCI Δ14128 I-I (something else scratched out)Label Side A
7-28564-A-RE-1A(A scratched out) SH1 ȹ R-16525-RCI Δ14128 I-I (something else scratched out)Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Canada | Sire 92 85647 / Mute 92 85647First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Canada | Sire 92 85647First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Philippines | Mute OC-EP-17103 / Mute BONG 10First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Poland | B+H Records PUR 0746Flexi-disc, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Limited | Flexi-disc, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Limited |
| 1986 | US | Sire 0-20578 / Mute 9 20578-0 AFirst year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1986 | US | Sire 7-28564 / Mute 7-28564First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | Sire 0-20578 / Mute 9 20578-0 AFirst year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1986 | US | Sire 0-20578 / Mute 9 20578-0 AFirst year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1986 | US | Sire 7-28564 / Mute 7-28564First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | Sire 7-28564 / Sire 9 28564-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1986 | US | Sire 7-28564 / Sire 9 28564-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Russia | буд кон Д60 6612Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono | Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono |
12 vinyl pressings of But Not Tonight are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, Canada, Philippines. One of them is Sire 7-28564, released October 22, 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7-28564, 0-20578, 92 85647, OC-EP-17103) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7-28564-A-RE-1A(A scratched out) SH1 [ɑ] R-16525-RCI Δ14128 I-I (anythingelse scratched out) and 7-28564-B-RE-1 SH1 [ɑ] R-16576-RCI Δ14128-X I-I. 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.
