Vinyl pressings
by Government Issue · 1987
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.
3 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year. 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.
HH-61001 A What are Happy Children? S-18107 1-1Runout Side A [Etched]
MASTERED BY FRANKFORD WAYNE NEW YORK CgRunout Side A [Stamped/Etched]
HH-61001 B 1-1 Unhappy Children Having Fun. S-18108Runout Side B [Etched]
S-18107 1-1 HH-61001 A What are Happy Children ? MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK CgRunout side A
S-18108 HH-61001 B 1-1 Unhappy Children Having Fun.Runout side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Germany | We Bite Records WE BITE 041LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1987 | US | Giant Records HH 6100-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Giant Records HH 6100-1First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1987 | US | Giant Records HH6100-1First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1987 | US | Giant Records HH 6100-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Germany | We Bite Records We Bite 041LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1988 | Germany | We Bite Records WE BITE 041 / We Bite Records WB 041LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Dr. Strange Records DSR 152LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2023 | UK | Audio Platter PLATE015LPLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | UK | Audio Platter PLATE015LPLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2024 | US | Dr. Strange Records DSR152LP, Album, Remastered, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Remastered, Repress · Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of You are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1987 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US. One of them is Giant Records HH 6100-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HH 6100-1, HH6100-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HH-61001 A What are Happy Children? S-18107 1-1 and MASTERED BY FRANKFORD WAYNE NEW YORK Cg. 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.
