Vinyl pressings
by George Harrison · 1989
Cheer Down was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 8 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 922807-7-A HSide A runout, stamped
R / S Alsdorf 922807-7-B HSide B runout, stamped
922 807-7/ASide A label
922 807-7/BSide B label
7-22807-ALabel side A
7-22807-BLabel side B
7-22807-A-SR-1A-Side
7-22807-B-SR1B-Side
W2696(T) A-1 MTRunout Side A, Variant 1
W2696(T) B-1 MTRunout Side B, Variant 1
W2696(T) A-2 PR-PRunout Side A, Variant 2
W2696(T) B-2 PR-PRunout Side B, Variant 2
Side A : W2696 A-1 MTRunout
Side B : W2696 B-1 MTRunout
7-22807-A-SR-1Etched runouts, both sides identical
7-22807-ALabels
R/S Alsdorf 759 922696-7-A
R/S Alsdorf 759 922696-7-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 7-22807First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 28077 / Dark Horse Records 92 28077First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Europe | Dark Horse Records 921 402-0 / Dark Horse Records W 2696 TFirst year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Dark Horse Records 922 696-7 / Dark Horse Records W 2696First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Europe | Dark Horse Records 922 696-7 / Dark Horse Records W 2696First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records 922807-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records PRO 390First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 1.159First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | UK | Dark Horse Records W 2696First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | US | Warner Bros. Records 7-22807First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | US | Warner Bros. Records 9 22807-7 / Warner Bros. Records 7-22807First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Europe | Dark Horse Records 922 696-7 / Dark Horse Records W 2696First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | UK | Dark Horse Records W2696T / Dark Horse Records 759 921 402-0First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
13 vinyl pressings of Cheer Down are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in Germany, US, UK, Europe and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 922807-7.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 922807-7, 7-22807, W2696T, W 2696) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R / S Alsdorf 922807-7-A H and R / S Alsdorf 922807-7-B H. 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.
