Vinyl pressings
by Fire Inc. · 1984
Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1984, 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.
R / S Alsdorf ̶2̶5̶1̶4̶6̶1̶-̶7̶ ̶A̶ 259 461-7 A DK PFRunout side A, variant 1
R / S Alsdorf ̶2̶5̶1̶4̶6̶1̶-̶7̶ ̶B̶ 259 461-7 B PFRunout side B, variant 1
R / S Alsdorf ̶2̶5̶1̶4̶6̶1̶-̶7̶ ̶A̶ 259 461-7 A DK PF 6Runout side A, variant 2
R / S Alsdorf ̶2̶5̶1̶4̶6̶1̶-̶7̶ ̶B̶ 259 461-7 B PF 6Runout side B, variant 2
MCA-889-A2 STERLING ⋀Side A runout
MCA-889-B1 ⋀Side B runout
MCA 889 ASide A label
MCA 889 BSide B label
MCA-DJ-889-A2 STERLING ⋀Side A runout
MCA-DJ-889-B1 ⋀Side B runout
MCADJ 889 ASide A label
MCADJ 889 BSide B label
MC15505EA Label
MC15509B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | MCA Records 7-52377First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-52377First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Ecuador | MCA Records 45-33540First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Germany | MCA Records 259 461-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Italy | MCA Records 25 9461-7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Japan | MCA Records VIMX-1565First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Peru | MCA Records F-MCW 0052377.1First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | MCA Records MCAT 889First year12" | 12" |
| 1984 | UK | MCA Records MCA 889First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | MCA Records MCADJ 889First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | MCA Records MCA-52377First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | MCA Records 259 461-7First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | MCA Records 52377First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | MCA Records MCA-52377First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | MCA Records MCA-52377First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1984 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in Germany, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is MCA Records 259 461-7, released June 8, 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 259 461-7, MCAT 889, MCA 889, MCADJ 889) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R / S Alsdorf ̶2̶5̶1̶4̶6̶1̶-̶7̶ ̶A̶ 259 461-7 A DK PF and R / S Alsdorf ̶2̶5̶1̶4̶6̶1̶-̶7̶ ̶B̶ 259 461-7 B PF. 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.
