Vinyl pressings
by Hard-Ons · 1986
The Girl In The Sweater was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1986, 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.
MX 211685 DAMP 27-1 LZ DAMP27-A "TRY AND PUT THIS SEVEN INCHER IN YOUR MOUTH"Runout, Side A (Etched
"SO DID IT FIT ? LZ DAMP27B MX 211686 DAMP 27-2Runout, Side B (Etched
MX211685Label Side A
MX211686Label Side B
MX 211685 DAMP 27-1 LZ DAMP27-A "TRY AND PUT THIS SEVEN INCHER IN YOUR MOUTH"Runout, Side A (Etched
"SO DID IT FIT ? LZ DAMP27B MX 211686 DAMP 27-2Runout, Side B (Etched
MX211685Label Side A
MX211686Label Side B
MMX 211685 DAMP 27-1 LZ DAMP27-A "TRY AND PUT THIS SEVEN INCHER IN YOUR MOUTH"Side A runout etched
Matri"SO DID IT FIT ? LZ DAMP27B MX 211686 DAMP 27-2Side B runout etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | Waterfront Records DAMP 27First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Australia | Waterfront Records DAMP 277", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1986 | Australia | Waterfront Records DAMP 27First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Special Edition | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Special Edition |
| 1986 | Australia | Waterfront Records DAMP 277", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1986 | Australia | Waterfront Records DAMP 27First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Australia | Waterfront Records DAMP 27First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Australia | Waterfront Records DAMP 277", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1986 | Australia | Waterfront Records DAMP 277", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Australia | Waterfront Records DAMP 27First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Australia | Tym Records TYM0207", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Australia | Tym Records TYM0207", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of The Girl In The Sweater are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1986 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Australia. One of them is Waterfront Records DAMP 27, released July 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DAMP 27) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MX 211685 DAMP 27-1 LZ DAMP27-A "TRY AND PUT THIS SEVEN INCHER IN YOUR MOUTH" and "SO DID IT FIT ? LZ DAMP27B MX 211686 DAMP 27-2. 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.
