Vinyl pressings
by En Vogue · 1990
Hold On was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1990, the album's first year, in 9 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.
STDM-58148-1Etchings Side A, variant 1
STDM-58178-58149-1Etchings Side B, variant 1
STDM-58148-1 1-2Etchings Side A, variant 2
STDM-58178-58149-1 1-1Etchings Side B, variant 2
ST-A-58272-2 I - IRunout, Side A, Etched
STA-58273-1 I - IRunout, Side B, Etched
[SRC Logo]Runout, Side A&B, Stamped
ST-A-58272-SPLabel Side A
A 7908-A-1 MTRunout etched side A
A 7908-B-1 MTRunout etched side B
A 7908 A*Label side A
A 7908 B*Label side B
A 7908 T-A-1 MTRunout variant 1, A-side
A 7908 T-B-1 MTRunout variant 1, B-side
A 7908 T-A-2 MTRunout variant 2, A-side
A 7908 T-B-1 MTRunout variant 2, B-side
A 7908-A-1 MT DRunout side A variant 1
A 7908-B-1 MTRunout side B variant 1
A7908 - A-1 B MTRunout side A variant 2
A7908 - B-1 MTRunout side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Australia | Atlantic 756786234-0First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Australia | Atlantic 756787984-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Canada | Atlantic 78 62340First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Ecuador | Atlantic 12"Mix-73000-32First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1990 | Europe | Atlantic A 7908 / Atlantic 7567-87908-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | Europe | Atlantic 7567-86180-0 / Atlantic 7567-86180-0 LBFirst year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | Europe | Atlantic A 7908 / Atlantic 7567-87908-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | Germany | Atlantic 7567-86180-0 / Atlantic A 7908 TFirst year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | Greece | Atlantic 786234-0First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1990 | UK | Atlantic A 7908 TXFirst year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | UK | Atlantic A 7984 SAMFirst year12", Promo, Single Sided · Promo | 12", Promo, Single Sided · Promo |
| 1990 | UK, Europe & US | Atlantic 0-86234 / Atlantic A 7908TXFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1990 | US | Atlantic 0-86234First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1990 | US | Atlantic DMD 1452First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | US | Atlantic 7-87984First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Japan | Atlantic MR-083 / Atlantic WQJP 200312", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
26 vinyl pressings of Hold On are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1990 and 2003.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic 0-86234.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0-86234, 7-87984, DMD 1452, A 7908) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STDM-58148-1 and STDM-58178-58149-1. 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.
