Vinyl pressings
by Go-Go's · 1981
Our Lips Are Sealed was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1981, 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.
A&M·IR09901-A-T2 what we don't know we make up. TIII STERLINGRunout A, variant 1
A&M·IR09901-B-T2 TI YAHOO DADDY STERLING gcRunout B, variant 1
A&M·IR09901-A-T1 STERLING gc what we don't know we make up TIRunout A, variant 2
A&M·IR09901-B-T1 YAHOO DADDY TI STERLINGRunout B, variant 2
T AƐM·IR09901-A-T1 STERLING 𝓰𝓬 what we don't know we make upRun-out A
I T AƐM·IR09901-B-T1 YAHOO DADDY STERLINGRun-out B
IR-09901-ALabel A
IR-09901-BLabel B
A&MIR09901-P1 STERLING gc What we don't know we make upA Side runout, Variant 1
A&MIR09901-B-P3 STERLINGB Side runout, Variant 1
A&MIR09901-A-P4 SterlingA Side runout, Variant 2
A&MIR09901-B-P4 SterlingB Side runout, Variant 2
A&M·IR09901-A-S2 what we don't know we make up SS STERLING gcA Side Runout
A&M-IR09901-B-S2 YAHOO DADDY SSS STERLING gcB Side Runout
IR-09901-AA Side Label
IR-09901-BB Side Label
AEM-·IR·09901-A-S3 ⁀⁀ ⁀⁀ what we don't know we make up STERLING GCRunout side A, etched, STERLING stamped
AEMIR09901-A·MONO-S3 25 STERLING GCRunout side B, etched, STERLING stamped
IR-09901-ALabel both sides, in parenthesis
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Illegal Records ES 680First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Australia | Illegal Records ES 680First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Bolivia | A&M Records 30388First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Canada | I.R.S. Records IR-9901First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | Illegal Records ILSA 1578First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Mexico | Columbia K-30,233First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | New Zealand | Illegal Records ES 680First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Peru | A&M Records CSR 1187First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Spain | Illegal Records ILS A-1578First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Spain | Illegal Records ILS A-1578First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | UK | I.R.S. Records PFP 1007First year7", Single · Colored vinyl | 7", Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1981 | UK | I.R.S. Records PFP 1007First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | UK | I.R.S. Records PFP 1007First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | US | I.R.S. Records IR-9901First year7", Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1981 | US | I.R.S. Records SP 70956First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
22 vinyl pressings of Our Lips Are Sealed are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1981 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is I.R.S. Records IR-9901, released June 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use IR-9901, SP 70956, PFP 1007, ES 680) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A&M·IR09901-A-T2 what we don't know we make up. TIII STERLING and A&M·IR09901-B-T2 TI YAHOO DADDY STERLING gc. 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.
