Vinyl pressings
by Interboro Rhythm Team · 1983
Watch The Closing Doors! was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1983, 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.
PW-13699-A-1 ✩ STERLING A1 MA-side runout, variant 1
PW-13699-B-2 STERLING A1 K-B-side runout, variant 1
PW-13699- A - 1 ✩ STERLING A1 GA-side runout, variant 2
PW-13699-B - 2 STERLING - A1 F IB-side runout, variant 2
I A1 Ja PB-13735A-1A-Side Runout Etching
I A1 Ja PB-13735B-1B-Side Runout Etching
PB-13735-AA-Side Label
PB-13735-BB-Side Label
PW-13699-A-1
PW-13699-B-2
PW 13699 ASide A
PW 13699 BSide B
PW 13699 ASide A
PW 13699 BSide B
PW-13699-ARunout Side A
PW-13699-BRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | RCA Victor TDS-193First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Australia & New Zealand | RCA Victor TDS-193 / Automatic TDS-193First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | RCA Victor PW-13699 / Automatic PW-13699First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | Canada | RCA Victor PB-13735First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | France | RCA PC 61306 / RCA Victor PC 61306First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1983 | Germany | RCA Victor PB 3735First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | RCA Victor PW-13699 / RCA PW-13699First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | RCA PB-13735First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | RCA Victor JW-13699 / Automatic JW-13699First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | France | RCA Victor PB 37357", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Germany | RCA Victor PC 3699 / Automatic PC 369912", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Netherlands | RCA PC 369912", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1984 | Netherlands | RCA PB 37357", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Spain | RCA PC-369912", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | Spain | RCA Victor ESP-6137", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
17 vinyl pressings of Watch The Closing Doors! are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, Australia, Australia & New Zealand, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor PW-13699.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PW-13699, PB-13735, JW-13699, TDS-193) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PW-13699-A-1 ✩ STERLING A1 M and PW-13699-B-2 STERLING A1 K-. 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.
