Vinyl pressings
by Dolly Dots · 1979
Tell It All About Boys was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
WEAN - 18048 - A -39919 -1 -Y HNRunout side A
WEAN - 18048 - B -39920 -1 -Y HNRunout side B
WEAN 18048-ALabel side A
WEAN 18048-BLabel side B
180 48 ARunout side A
180 48 BRunout side B
A 18048Label side A
B 18048Label side B
180 48 ARunout side A
180 48 BRunout side B
A 18048Label side A
B 18048Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | WEA 100108First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Benelux | WEA International 18048 / WEA WEAN-18.048First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Benelux | WEA International 18048 / WEA WEAN-18.048First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Carrere 49506 / Carrere 49.506First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | France | Carrere 8.054First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1979 | Germany | Carrere 2044 149 / Carrere CAR 2013First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Greece | Carrere 8.054First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1979 | Netherlands | WEA WEAN 18048 / WEA WEAN-18.048First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records 100108First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | UK | WEA Records Ltd. K18048First year7" | 7" |
| 1979 | UK | WEA Records Ltd. K18048First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
11 vinyl pressings of Tell It All About Boys are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Netherlands, UK, Australia, Benelux and more. One of them is WEA WEAN 18048.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WEAN 18048, K18048, 100108, 18048) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WEAN - 18048 - A -39919 -1 -Y HN and WEAN - 18048 - B -39920 -1 -Y HN. 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.
