Vinyl pressings
by Freddie McGregor · 1987
Just Don't Want To Be Lonely was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. 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 1987, the album's first year, in 6 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.
DGT-24-ARunout A-side
DGT-24-BRunout B-side
Just Don't Want To Be Lonely Freddie McGregorRunout A-side
Just Don't Want To Be Lonely VersionRunout B-side
JUST DONT WANT TP BE DG 24 -A MT.Etching Runout A
DG 24 -B VERSION MT.Etching Runout B
DG-24 - A-1U-1Q 3-H1 MT. JUST DON'T WANT TO BERunout etched/stamped side A
DG-24 - B -1U-1Q 3 - H 1 MT. VP.ROCKRunout etched/stamped side B
DG 24ASide A label
DG 24BSide b label
DG-24 - A MT.JUST DONT WANT TO BERunout etching, side A
DG-24 - B VERSION MT.Runout etching, side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Europe | RCA PB 41465 / RCA PB41465First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Europe | Transparent Records 80 2065-5First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Europe | RCA PB41465First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Germany | Transparent 80 2065-1First year12" | 12" |
| 1987 | Germany | RCA PT41466First year12" | 12" |
| 1987 | Jamaica | Germain Records G 004First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Portugal | Polydor 887 217-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Scandinavia | Sonet T 20093First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | Germain Records DGT 24 / Germain Records DGT 25First year12" | 12" |
| 1987 | UK | Germain Records DG 24First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | Germain Records DG 24First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | Germain Records DG 24First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | Germain Records DG 24First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | Germain Records DG 24First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | Germain Records DGT 24First year12", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Jamaica | Penthouse Vintage P.H. 0757", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Priority 1047347", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Australia & New Zealand | Priority TDS 40312", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Penthouse Vintage7" | 7" |
| ? | UK | Germain Records DGT 24 / Germain Records DGT 2512" | 12" |
| ? | UK | Germain Records DG 247", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Germain Records DG 247", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | Germain Records DG 247", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Germain Records DG 247", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Germain Records DGT 2412", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
29 vinyl pressings of Just Don't Want To Be Lonely are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1987 and 1994.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in UK, Europe, Germany, Jamaica and more. One of them is Germain Records DGT 24.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DGT 24, DG 24, PB 41465, 80 2065-5) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DGT-24-A and DGT-24-B. 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.
