Vinyl pressings
by Foreigner · 1988
I Don't Want To Live Without You 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.
19 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 11 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.
STA 54349 DMM-1 1-1 STERLINGA-Side Runout Etching
STA 54394 DMM-1 STERLING 1-1B-Side Runout Etching
ST-A-54349DMM-SPA-side label
ST-A-53494DMM-SPB-side label
ST A 54349 DMM 1 1 - 1 STERLINGRunout etched side A
STA 53494 DMM 1 STERLING | - |Runout etched side B
ST-A-54349DMM-SPLabel side A
ST-A-53494DMM-SPLabel side B
ST-A-54349DMM-ARA side label
ST-A-53494DMM-ARB side label
STA 54349 DMM-1 1-1 STERLINGA-Side Runout Etching
STA 54394 DMM-1 STERLING 1-1B-Side Runout Etching
ST-A-54349DMM-SPA-side label
ST-A-53494DMM-SPB-side label
STA 54349 DMM 1 1-1 STERLINGRunout both sides, etched
ST-A-54349DMM-SPLabel both sides
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 | Atlantic 7-89101 / WEA 7-89101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Canada | Atlantic 78 91017First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Ecuador | Atlantic 45-73080First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Atlantic 789 101-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Germany | Atlantic 786 578-0First year12" | 12" |
| 1988 | Mexico | Atlantic PRO-273First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Philippines | Atlantic ATR-0360 / Atlantic 7-89101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Spain | Atlantic 935First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic 7-89101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic PR 2259First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic 7-89101First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic 7-89101First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic 7-89101First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic 7-89101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic 7-89101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
19 vinyl pressings of I Don't Want To Live Without You are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic 7-89101.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7-89101, PR 2259, A 9101 T, A 9101) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STA 54349 DMM-1 1-1 STERLING and STA 54394 DMM-1 STERLING 1-1. 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.
