First-year pressing
The Great Pretender 1987 UK Pressing (R6151)
- Artist
- Freddie Mercury
- Title
- The Great Pretender
- Labels
- Parlophone R6151
- Parlophone R 6151
- Country
- UK
- Released
- 1987
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
- Format notes
- Silver Injection Labels
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.
- R 6151AA-side label
- R 6151BB-side label
- R 6151 A-2U-1-Q-5-14 DA-side runout, variant 1
- R 6151 B-1U-1-Q-3-X1 D TownHouse DMMB-side runout, variant 1
- R 6151 A-2U-1-Q-3-x3 RA-side runout, variant 2
- R 6151 B-1U-1-Q-2-x2 R Townhouse DMMB-side runout, variant 2
- R 6151 A-2U-1-Q-5-14 DA-side runout, variant 3
- R 6151 B-1U-1-Q-3-14 D TownHouse DMMB-side runout, variant 3
- R 6151 A-2U-1-Q-5-x6 DA-side runout, variant 4
- R 6151 B-1U-1-QO-3-10 D TOWNHOUSE DMMB-side runout, variant 4
- R 6151 A-3U-1 Q3-7 TOWNHOUSE DMMA-side runout, variant 5
- R 6151 B-1U-1 -Q7 TOWNHOUSE DMMB-side runout, variant 5
- R 6151 A-2U-1-Q-5-14 DA-side runout, variant 6
- R 6151 B-1U-1-Q8-1 D TOWNHOUSE DMMB-side runout, variant 6
Other UK pressings of The Great Pretender
- 1987Parlophone 12R6151 / Parlophone 12R 615112", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
- 1987Parlophone 10R 615110", Promo, Stereo
- 1987EMI RP61517", 45 RPM, Shape, Single, Picture Disc, Stereo
- 1987Parlophone R 61517", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
- 1987Parlophone R 61517", 45 RPM, Single, White Label, Stereo
- 1987Parlophone RP615112", 45 RPM, Picture Disc, Test Pressing, Stereo
- 1987Parlophone 12R6151 / Parlophone 12R 615112", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
- 1987Parlophone R6151 / Parlophone R 61517", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
- 1993Parlophone 7243 8 80483 7 8 / Parlophone R 63367", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo