Vinyl pressings
by General Public · 1986
Hand To Mouth was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 10 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.
IRS-5703 CR-4 ◈-P-◈ wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout A, variant 1
IRS-5704 CR-4 ◈-P-◈ wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout B, variant 1
IRS-5703 CR-4 ◈-P-◈ 1 Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout A, variant 2
IRS-5704 CR-3 ◈-P-◈ kp 11 Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout B, variant 2
P2 V 2395 A-1U-1-1.X1 BILBO.TAPEONERunout side A
BILBO.TAPEONE V 2395 B-1U-1-1.X1Runout side B
IRS-5703 CR2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally ◈-G-◈ 4Side A runout, variant 1
IRS-5704 CR1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally ◈-G-◈ 3Side B runout, variant 1
IRS-5703 CR-2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally ◈-G-◈Side A runout, variant 2
IRS-5704 CR-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally ◈-G-◈Side B runout, variant 2
IRS 5782-A IRS-5703 CR.2 回-G-回 MASTERED BY CAPITOL [stamped] Wally CRSide A Runout
IRS 5782-B IRS-5704 CR-2 回-G-回 MASTERED BY CAPITOL [stamped] WallySide B Runout
IRS 5782 n IRS-5703 CR.2 Wally CRSide A etched.
■--G--■ MASTERED BY CAPITOLSides A and B stamped
IRS 5782 B IRS-5704 CR.2 WallySide B etched.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Canada | I.R.S. Records IRS-5782First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | I.R.S. Records IRS-5782LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1986 | Canada | I.R.S. Records IRS-5782First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | Virgin 207 995-630First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | France | Virgin 70469First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Greece | Virgin VG 50235First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Italy | Virgin V2395First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | Virgin 28VB-1135First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | Virgin 28VB - 1135First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | New Zealand | Virgin V2395First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Spain | Virgin T-207995First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | I.R.S. Records IRS-5782First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | I.R.S. Records IRS-5782LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | US | I.R.S. Records IRS-5782LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1986 | US | I.R.S. Records IRS-5782LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Charlery/Wakeling 889369LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of Hand To Mouth are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1986 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is I.R.S. Records IRS-5782, released October 6, 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use IRS-5782, V2395, 207 995-630, 70469) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, IRS-5703 CR-4 ◈-P-◈ wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL and IRS-5704 CR-4 ◈-P-◈ wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL. 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.
