Vinyl pressings
by Divine · 1985
Walk Like A Man 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.
17 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 6 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.
ENAT.125-A3. MT.1 DAMONT FSide A runout, etched, variant 1
ENAT .125-B. MT.1 DAMONT GSide B runout, etched, variant 1
FREE-1-A1 MT.1 DAMONT HSide C runout, etched, variant 1
noneSide D runout, variant 1
ENAT-125-A3. MT.1 DAMONTSide A runout groove, etched
ENAT-125-B. MT.1 DAMONTSide B runout groove, etched
ENA 125A/1▽420H COOPERMANRunout side A
ENA 125B/1▽420H COOPERMANRunout side B
ENAT - 125 A DAMONTA
ENAT - 125 B DAMONTB
ENA125A//1▽420 H 1 1 COOPERMANSide A
ENA125B//1▽420 H 1 1 1 4Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia | Liberation Records LMD442 / Proto LMD-442First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Australia | Proto LS1490 / Liberation Records LS1490First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1985 | Finland | Polarvox Oy ENA 125First year7" | 7" |
| 1985 | Finland | Polarvox ENAT 125 / Proto ENAT 125First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | France | Carrere 8554 / Clever 8.554First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1985 | France | Clever 13.835 / Carrere 13.835First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Mexico | Trebol TI 70967First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1985 | UK | Proto ENAT 125 / Proto ENA T 125First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | UK | Proto ENA P 125First year7", 45 RPM, Shape, Picture Disc · Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Shape, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1985 | UK | Proto ENA 125First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | UK | Proto ENAT 125First year12", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1985 | UK | Proto ENA 125First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | UK | Proto ENA 125First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | UK | Proto ENA P 1257", 45 RPM, Shape, Picture Disc, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Shape, Picture Disc, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Picture disc |
| 1985 | Germany | Proto 100·07·329 / Bellaphon 100·07·329First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
18 vinyl pressings of Walk Like A Man are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in UK, Germany, Australia, Finland and more. One of them is Proto ENAT 125, released April 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ENAT 125, ENA P 125, ENA 125, 100·07·329) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ENAT.125-A3. MT.1 DAMONT F and ENAT .125-B. MT.1 DAMONT G. 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.
