Vinyl pressings
by Graham Parker And The Shot · 1985
Wake Up (Next To You) was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 6 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.
SRC STE-69654-A-5 1-1 REACH FOR YOUR WALLETS STERLINGA runout
SRC STE-69654-B-5 1-2 BRITS AND WATERB runout
ST-E-69654-A-SPA label
ST-E-69654-B-SPB label
SRC STE-69654-A-5 1-1 REACH FOR YOUR WALLETS STERLINGA-Side Runout Etching
SRC STE-69654-B-5 1-2 BRITS AND WATERB-Side Runout Etching
ST-E-69654-A-SPA-Side Label
ST-E-69654-B-SPB-Side Label
ST-ED-5040-A-SPA Side Label
ST-ED-5040-B-SPB Side Label
ST-E-69654-A-SPLabels
[Allied 'ɑ' Logo] R-13955-A6 STERLING SLM △8918 1-1 STE-69654-A-6 REACH FOR YOUR WALLETSA and B Runouts Identical
ST-E-69654-A-ARA and B Labels Identical
ST-ED-5040-A-ARA Side Label
ST-ED-5040-B-SPB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia | Liberation Records LS-1465First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Australia | Liberation Records LMD 338 / Liberation Records LMD-338First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Canada | Elektra 96 96547First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Canada | Elektra 96 96547First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Europe | Elektra 969 624-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Spain | Elektra S 969654-7First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Spain | Elektra S 969654-7 / Elektra 96 9654-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | UK | Elektra EKR 13 (T)First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK | Elektra EKR 13First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | US | Elektra 7-69654First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | US | Elektra ED 5040First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1985 | US | Elektra 7-69654First year7", Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1985 | US | Elektra 7-69654First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | US | Elektra 7-69654First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | US | Elektra ED 5040First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
15 vinyl pressings of Wake Up (Next To You) are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Elektra 7-69654.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7-69654, ED 5040, EKR 13 (T), EKR 13) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRC STE-69654-A-5 1-1 REACH FOR YOUR WALLETS STERLING and SRC STE-69654-B-5 1-2 BRITS AND WATER. 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.
