First-year pressing
It Doesn't Have To Be 1987 UK Pressing (12 mute 56)
- Artist
- Erasure
- Title
- It Doesn't Have To Be
- Label
- Mute 12 mute 56
- Country
- UK
- Released
- February 16, 1987
- Format
- 12", Single, 45 RPM
- Format notes
- The Exchange
Runout and matrix codes
Etched or stamped in the dead wax between the last track and the label. If yours match, you have this pressing.
- 12 MUTE 56 A2 PAG EXCHANGE HRunout, side A, variant 1
- 12 - MUTE 56 B2 PAG JONZRunout, side B, variant 1
- 12 MUTE 56 A2 PAG EXCHANGE FRunout, side A, variant 2
- 12 - MUTE 56 B2 PAG JONZ JRunout, side B, variant 2
- 12 MUTE 56 A2 PAG EXCHANGE CRunout, side A, variant 3
- 12 - MUTE 56 B2 PAG JONZ ARunout, side B, variant 3
- 12 MUTE 56 A2 PAG EXCHANGE MRunout, side A, variant 4
- 12 - MUTE 56 B2 PAG JONZ ORunout, side B, variant 4
Other UK pressings of It Doesn't Have To Be
- 1987Mute L12 mute 5612", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition
- 1987Mute 12 mute 5612", Single, 45 RPM
- 1987Mute mute 567", 45 RPM, Single
- 1987Mute DMUTE 567", 45 RPM, Single
- 1987Mute 12MUTE5612", Promo
- 1987Mute 12MUTE5612", Promo
- 1987Mute 12Mute 05612", 45 RPM, Single, White Label
- 1987Mute L12 mute 5612", 45 RPM, White Label
- 1987Mute mute 567", 45 RPM, Single
- 1987Mute mute 567", 45 RPM, Single, White Label
- 1987Mute 12Mute 05612", 45 RPM, White Label
- 1987Mute mute 567", 45 RPM, Single