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Vinyl pressings

Please Don't Go

by Digital Game · 1985

20 pressings9 countriesItalo-DiscoElectronic

Please Don't Go was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Please Don't Go

19 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 8 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.

Italy

1985
Label and catalog number
Many Records MN 538
Format
12", 45 RPM, Stereo
Runout / matrix

MN 538-1L-27-2-85-DD-[cgd - logo]Runout side A, hand etched

MN 538-2L-27-2-85-DD-[cgd - logo]Runout side B, hand etched

Full details of this pressing

Italy

1985
Label and catalog number
Many Records 06 2006807
Format
7", 45 RPM, Stereo
Runout / matrix

200 68 07 - 1N - 17-5-85-DD [cgd logo]Side A runout etched

200 68 07 - 2N - 17-5-85-DD-[cgd logo]Side B runout etched

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 20 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1980s20 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1985DenmarkMega Records MRCS 2104First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1985DenmarkMega Records MRCX 122104First year12"12"
1985FranceBarclay 883 020-1First year12"12"
1985FranceBarclay 883 020 7First year7", Single7", Single
1985GermanyZYX Records ZYX 5235First year12", 45 RPM12", 45 RPM
1985GermanyZYX Records 1125First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1985ItalyMany Records MN 538First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo12", 45 RPM, Stereo
1985ItalyMany Records 06 2006807First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Stereo
1985ItalyMany Records MN 538First year12", 45 RPM, White Label12", 45 RPM, White Label
1985MexicoMusart TI-70962First year12"12"
1985MexicoMusart MI 31345First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1985PortugalEdisom 531307 / World 531307First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1985South AfricaSolid Records 12PERM(C) 504First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single
1985South AfricaSolid Records SOLD 005First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1985SpainBlanco Y Negro BNS-129First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo
All 20 pressings from the 1980s

Tracklist

  1. APlease Don't Go
  2. BElf's Chant Of Love (In The Digital Forest)

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Please Don't Go are there?

20 vinyl pressings of Please Don't Go are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1985 and 1986.

When was Please Don't Go first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1985, in Italy, Portugal, Denmark, France and more. One of them is Many Records MN 538.

How do I tell if my copy of Please Don't Go is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MN 538, 06 2006807, 431407, MRCS 2104) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MN 538-1L-27-2-85-DD-[cgd - logo] and MN 538-2L-27-2-85-DD-[cgd - logo]. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Please Don't Go on vinyl worth?

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.

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