Vinyl pressings
by Go West · 1987
I Want To Hear It From You was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1987, 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.
GOW5 A // 5 ▽ 420 T 1 1 3 DB.TAPE ONERunout side A, Variant 1
GOW 5 B // 5 ▽ 420 T 1 1 3 DB.TAPEONERunout side B,Variant 1
GOW5 A //// 6 ▽ 420 T 1 1 3 DB.TAPE ONERunout side A, Variant 2
GOW 5 B // 6 ▽ 420 T 1 1 3 DB.TAPEONERunout side B,Variant 2
GOWX 5 A//3∇4̶2̶ 130 1 1 2 STERLING GOW-X-5-ASide A stamped,etched
GOWX 5 B//∇4̶ 130 1 1 3 STERLING GOW-X-5-BSide B stamped,etched
MX-68341Side A Label
MX-68342Side B Label
MX-68163A-side label
MX-68164B-side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australia | Chrysalis X 14491 / Chrysalis X-14491First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1987 | Australia & New Zealand | Chrysalis K-267 / Chrysalis K 267First year7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1987 | Australia & New Zealand | Chrysalis K-267 / Chrysalis K 267First year7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1987 | Europe | Chrysalis 609 098First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Europe | Chrysalis 109 098First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | France | Chrysalis 888 581-1First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | France | Chrysalis 888 581-7First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1987 | Ireland | Chrysalis GOW P5 / Chrysalis GOW 5First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Italy | Chrysalis CHS 445First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Portugal | Edisom 515469First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1987 | South Africa | Chrysalis PD 2520First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1987 | UK | Chrysalis GOW P5 / Chrysalis GOW 5First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | Chrysalis GOWX 5First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | UK | Chrysalis GOW 5First year7" | 7" |
| 1987 | UK | Chrysalis GOW 5First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Chrysalis GOWX 512", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
17 vinyl pressings of I Want To Hear It From You are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in UK, Australia, Australia & New Zealand, Europe and more. One of them is Chrysalis GOW P5.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GOW P5, GOWX 5, GOW 5, X 14491) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GOW5 A // 5 ▽ 420 T 1 1 3 DB.TAPE ONE and GOW 5 B // 5 ▽ 420 T 1 1 3 DB.TAPEONE. 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.
