Vinyl pressings
by Duran Duran · 1983
Is There Something I Should Know? was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
57 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 24 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.
12 EMI 5371 A - 1U - 1 - 2 ARUNSide A runout, variant 1
12 EMI 5371 B - 4U- 1 - 1 - 4Side B runout, variant 1
12 EMI 5371 A - 2U - 1 - 1 ARUNSide A runout, variant 2
12 EMI 5371 B - 2U- 1 - 2 -:6Side B runout, variant 2
EMI 5371 A-1U-1-2-15 ARUNSide A runout, variant 1
EMI 5371 B-2U-1-1-14Side B runout, variant 1
EMI 5371 A-2U-1-1- 41 ARUNSide A runout, variant 2
EMI 5371 B-2U-1-1- 39Side B runout, variant 2
EMI 5371 A-1U-1-2-15A-Side run-out, stamped. Variant 1
EMI 5371 B-2U-1-1-14B-Side run-out, stamped. Variant 1
EMI 5371 A-2U-1-1- 41A-Side run-out, stamped. Variant 2
EMI 5371 B-2U-1-1- 39B-Side run-out, stamped. Variant 2
EMI 5371 A-1U-1-1 1 ARUNSide A, stamped + etched, variant 1
EMI 5371 B-1U-1-1 1Side B, stamped, variant 1
EMI 5371 A-1U-1-2-1 ARUNSide A, stamped + etched, variant 2
EMI 5371-B-1U-1-1 0Side B, stamped, variant 2
O S-45-B-5233-X600639 G-3 ⓧ ERSide A, Runout, handwritten-etched, variant 1
O B-5233-S-45 -# X6000351 G-2 ⓧ #2 ERSide B, Runout, handwritten-etched, variant 1
0 S-45-B-5233-X600639 G-4 ⨂ #2 EsSide A, Runout, handwritten-etched, variant 2
0 B-5233-S45-# X600351 G-2 ⨂ #3 EsSide B, Runout, handwritten-etched, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | EMI EMI.961 / EMI EMI-961First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Australia | EMI EMI.961 / EMI EMI-961First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Australia | EMI EMI-961First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Barbados | EMI EMI 5371First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Brazil | Harvest 31C 00665089First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | Canada | Capitol Records 75039First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | Capitol Records B-5233First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | Capitol Records B-5233First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | EMI Electrola 1C K062-65 106 ZFirst year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | EMI 1A 006-65089First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | France | EMI 2C 008-65089 / EMI 2C008-65.089First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | France | EMI C 008 650897", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Germany | EMI 1C 006-65 089First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Germany | EMI Electrola 052-65 106 Z12", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Germany | EMI 1C 006-65 089First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UK | EMI EMIB 5371 / EMI 50999928618797", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | EMI Electrola 1C K062-65 106 Z12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| ? | UK | EMI EMI 53717" | 7" |
63 vinyl pressings of Is There Something I Should Know? are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1983 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, US, Australia, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is EMI 12 EMI 5371, released March 26, 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 12 EMI 5371, EMI 5371, B-5233, 8551) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 12 EMI 5371 A - 1U - 1 - 2 ARUN and 12 EMI 5371 B - 4U- 1 - 1 - 4. 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.
