Vinyl pressings
by Go-Go's · 1982
Vacation was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
35 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 19 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.
STERLING MR △ 25574 SP070031•A•RE•1-M2 (A) 2 IS THIS RECORD A PENCIL OR A BEER CAN?Side A runout, variant 1
SP070031-B-RE-1-M1 (1) MR △ 25574XSide B runout, variant 1
STERLING MR △ 25574 SP070031•A•RE•1-M2 (1) IS THIS RECORD A PENCIL OR A BEER CAN?Side A runout, variant 2
SP070031-B-RE-1-M1 (5) MR △ 25574X ASide B runout, variant 2
STERLING MR ∆ 25574 SP070031•A•RE•1-M2 B (5) IS THIS RECORD A PENCIL OR A BEER CAN?Side A runout etched, except STERLING stamped, variants 1
SP070031-B-RE•1-M1 (1) MR ∆ 25574XSide B runout etched, variant 1
STERLING MR ∆ 25574 SP070031•A•RE•1-M2 B (5) IS THIS RECORD A PENCIL OR A BEER CAN?Side A runout etched, except STERLING stamped, variants 2
STERLING MR △ 25574X SP⸱0 70031-B-RE-1-M2 (1) X GIVE 'EM AN INCH...Side B runout etched, except STERLING stamped, variants 2
SP-070031-A-RE-1-RCA1 IS THIS RECORD A PENCIL OR A BEER CAN ? STERLING A68-ARunout Side One, variant 1
SP-070031-B-RE-1-RCA1 GIVE EM AN INCH STERLING B 5 FRunout Side Two, variant 1
SP-070031-A-RE-1-RCA1 IS THIS RECORD A PENCIL OR A BEER CAN ? STERLING A68-ARunout Side One, variant 2
SP-070031-B-RE-1-RCA1 GIVE EM AN INCH A 3 E STERLINGRunout Side Two, variant 2
SP-070031-A-RE-1-RCA1 IS THIS RECORD A PENCIL OR A BEER CAN?Etched Side A
SP-070031-B-RE 1-RCA1 GIVE'EM AN INCHEtched Side B
I STERLINGStamped Both Sides
SP-070031-A-RE-1-RCA2 IS THIS RECORD A PENCIL OR A BEER CAN?Etched Side A
SP-070031-AA Side Label
SP-070031-BB Side Label
SP-070031-A-RE-1-RCA 1 IS THIS RECORD A PENCIL OR A BEER CAN? ɪ STERLINGA Side Etch exc ɪ, sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamps
SP-070031-B-RE-1-RCA-2 ɪ STERLINGB Side Etch exc ɪ, sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamps
SP070031-A-RE-1-GD1 [EDP logo]Runout side A, variant 1
SP070031-B-RE-1-ES1 GIVE 'EM AN INCH EMWRunout side B, variant 1
SP-070031-A-RE-1-GO 1 [EDP logo] STERLINGRunout side A, variant 2
SP-070031-B RE-1-ES 1 STERLING GIVE ‘EM AN INCH EMWRunout Side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | I.R.S. Records ELPS 4314First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Brazil | Epic 144.771First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | I.R.S. Records SP70031 / I.R.S. Records SP 70031First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | I.R.S. Records SP 70031LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | Canada | I.R.S. Records SP70031 / I.R.S. Records sp70031First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | I.R.S. Records SP70031 / I.R.S. Records sp70031First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | I.R.S. Records sp70031 / I.R.S. Records sp 70031First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Colombia | Epic 19343First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Illegal Records ILP 85961 / Illegal Records 85961First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Greece | Illegal Records ILP 85961 / Illegal Records 85961First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Israel | Illegal Records 85961 / CBS CBS 85961First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Italy | Illegal Records ILP 85961First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 2380First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 2380First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 2380LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | UMe B0026403-01 / I.R.S. Records B0026403-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 2017 | US | I.R.S. Records B0026403-01 / UMe B0026403-01LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | I.R.S. Records SP75031LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
43 vinyl pressings of Vacation are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1982 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is I.R.S. Records SP70031.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP70031, SP-70031, SP 70031, ELPS 4314) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STERLING MR △ 25574 SP070031•A•RE•1-M2 (A) 2 IS THIS RECORD A PENCIL OR A BEER CAN? and SP070031-B-RE-1-M1 (1) MR △ 25574X. 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.
