Vinyl pressings
by Donna Summer · 1989
I Don't Wanna Get Hurt was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 7 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.
R/S Alsdorf 257567-7-AxSide A Variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 257567-7-BSide B Variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 257567-7-Ax 15Side A Variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 257567-7-B 23Side B Variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 257567-7-Ax 7A side runout, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 257567-7-B 10B side runout, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 257567-7-Ax 35A side runout, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 257567-7-B 45B side runout, variant 2
7 R/S Alsdorf 257566-0-ASide One (printed, except for the leading "7" which is scratched)
7 R/S Alsdorf 257566-0-BSide Two (printed, except for the leading "7" which is scratched)
257567-7-ASide A runout
257567-7-BSide B runout
257 567-7/ASide A label
257 567-7/BSide B label
R/S Alsdorf 257567-7-ARunout stamped side A
R/S Alsdorf 257567-7-BRunout stamped 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Unknown | Warner Bros. Records SAM 542First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records U 7567 / Warner Bros. Records 257 567-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 257 566-0 / Warner Bros. Records U 7567 (T)First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records U 7567 / Warner Bros. Records 257 567-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records U 7567 / Warner Bros. Records 257 567-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 257 567-7 / Warner Bros. Records U 7567First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records U7567 / Warner Bros. Records 257 567-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | France | Warner Bros. Records 257 567-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Japan | Yuusen Broadcasting Corporation YPS-053First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Philippines | Warner Bros. Records WB77-679First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | South Africa | WEA WEA PRO 346First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 1.075First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1989 | UK | Warner Bros. Records U7567 / Warner Bros. Records U 7567First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | UK | Warner Bros. Records U7567 / Warner Bros. Records 257 567-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | Warner Bros. Records U7567T / Warner Bros. Records U7567(T)First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of I Don't Wanna Get Hurt are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in Europe, UK, France, Philippines and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records U 7567, released June 2, 1989.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use U 7567, 257 566-0, 257 567-7, U7567) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R/S Alsdorf 257567-7-Ax and R/S Alsdorf 257567-7-B. 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.
