Vinyl pressings
by Eddy Grant · 1981
Can't Get Enough was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
31 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 22 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.
ICELP 5002 A-1u-1-1- (stamped) TimTom-cbs (etched)Runout side A
ICELP 5002 B-1u-1-1- (stamped. The B looks like 3)Runout side B
ICELP 5002 A§Label side A
ICELP 5002 B§Label side B
ICEL 1021 A-1U tone 0Side A runout variant 1, stamped (except "tone")
ICEL 1021 B-1U 6 2 toneSide B runout variant 1, stamped (except "tone")
ICEL 1021 A-1U tone 7Side A runout variant 2, stamped (except "tone")
ICEL 1021 B-1U 4 toneSide B runout variant 2, stamped (except "tone")
MX203113A Side label
MX203114B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Argentina | Interdisc SLIN-3079First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Australia | ICE MLF 451First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Australia | ICE ELPS 4396First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Australia | ICE ELPS 4396First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Barbados | ICE ICEL 21First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Barbados | ICE ICEL 21First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Brazil | Young 308.7010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | ICE ICEL 21First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Abraham ICEL 21First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | International AZ AZ/2 362 / ICE AZ/2 362First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | ICE INT 146.102First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | ICE 27 928-1 / ICE 27 928LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1981 | Germany | ICE INT 146.102 / Intercord INT 136.102First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Greece | ICE 7703First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Ireland | ICE ICELP 5002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Mozambique | Gallo ICE 003LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Spain | Orlador 59.089 / ICE 31.9089/0LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Turkey | BLAM 1094LP, Album | LP, Album |
38 vinyl pressings of Can't Get Enough are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1981 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, US, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is ICE ICELP 5002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ICELP 5002, ICEL 21, SLIN-3079, MLF 451) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ICELP 5002 A-1u-1-1- (stamped) TimTom-cbs (etched) and ICELP 5002 B-1u-1-1- (stamped. The B looks like 3). 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.
