Vinyl pressings
by I-Level · 1982
Give Me 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.
11 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 4 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.
VS . 523 . 12 . A-2 JONZRunout, A-side, variant 1
VS . 523 . 12 . B-2 SOUND CLINIC ⋀Runout, B-side, variant 1
VS 523 . 12.A.1 5 JONZ ⋀Runout, A-side, variant 2
VS -523.12.B.1 2 SOUND CLINIC ⋀Runout, B-side, variant 2
VS 523 AIRunout area A side
VS 523 BIRunout area B side
VS 523-ALabel A side
VS 523-BLabel B side
XSS 170724
XSS 170725
ZSS170656-1A
ZSS170656-1B
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 | Canada | Virgin VSX 1153First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | France | Virgin 600.655First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | France | Virgin 104 578First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | UK | Virgin VS 523First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | US | Epic 49-03292 / Virgin 49-03292First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1982 | US | Epic 49-03415 / Virgin 49-03415First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1982 | US | Epic 49-03292 / Virgin 49-03292First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Epic AS 1572 / Virgin AS 1572First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Epic 34-03291 / Virgin 34-03291First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Epic 34-03291First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1982 | UK | Virgin VS 523-12 / Virgin VS523-1212", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1982 | UK | Virgin VS 523-12 / Virgin VS523-12First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
12 vinyl pressings of Give Me are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, US, Canada, France. One of them is Virgin VS 523-12, released August 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VS 523-12, VS 523, 49-03292, 49-03415) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VS . 523 . 12 . A-2 JONZ and VS . 523 . 12 . B-2 SOUND CLINIC ⋀. 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.
