Europe
1988- Label and catalog number
- CBS CBS 653033 6
- Format
- 12", Maxi-Single, Stereo
Vinyl pressings
by Eddie Money · 1988
Walk On Water was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 4 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.
01 653033 1A1 ASide A, stamped exc. last A is etched
01 653033 1B1 ASide B, stamped exc. last A is etched
ZSS - 08060-A - 1B D GI A11 [Stamped: MASTERDISK]Runout, Side A, Etched, Variant 1
ZSS-08060-B - 1B E GI B5 [Stamped: MASTERDISK]Runout, Side B, Etched, Variant 1
ZSS-08060-A- -1A D GI A7 [Stamped: MASTERDISK]Runout, Side A, Etched, Variant 2
ZSS-08060-B - 1A D GI A7Runout, Side B, Etched, Variant 2
MX 251137 6530337-1Side A runout, hand etched
MX 251138 653033 • 7 • 2Side 2 runout, hand etched
MX251137Side A label
MX251138Side 2 label
38-8060-A 1A2HZ:A side etched runout
38-8060-B 1A2HZ:B side etched runout
ZSS 08060AA side label
ZSS 08060BB side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australia | CBS 653033 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Australia | CBS 653033 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Canada | Columbia 38-08060 / Columbia 38 08060First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Canada | Columbia 38-08060First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Europe | CBS CBS 653033 6First year12", Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | CBS CBS 653033 7 / CBS 653033 7First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1988 | US | Columbia 38-08060First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Columbia 38-08060First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | UK | CBS 653033 77", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | UK | CBS 653033 812", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Walk On Water are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in Europe, US, Australia, Canada. One of them is CBS CBS 653033 6.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBS 653033 6, CBS 653033 7, 38-08060, 653033 7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.