Vinyl pressings
by INXS · 1984
Burn For You was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1984, 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.
MX209285 7-259443-1 DBSide A handwritten runout
MX209286 7-259443-2 DB 1.Side B handwritten runout
MX209285Side A label
MX209286Side B label
ST-84C-46773-SPLabel Side A
ST-84C-46774-SPLabel Side B
ST84C46773-3 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] R-135_C1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. SLM 8035 1-1Runout side A
ST84C46774-4 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-13502-4 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. SLM 8035-X 1-1Runout side B
ST-84C-46773-ARLabel side A
ST-84C-46774-ARLabel side B
ST-84C-46773-SPLabel, both sides
ST-84C-46773-ARLabel both sides
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | WEA 0259442 / WEA 0-259442First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Australia | WEA 7-259443First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | ATCO Records 79 97037First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Canada | ATCO Records 79 97037First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Mercury 880 197-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Mercury 880 197-1First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Peru | Mercury F-MER 8801977.5First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Single · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Single · Promo |
| 1984 | Peru | Mercury F-MER 8801977.5First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | US | ATCO Records PR 639First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | ATCO Records 7-99703First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | ATCO Records 7-99703First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | US | ATCO Records 7-99703First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | ATCO Records 7-99703First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1984 | Australia & New Zealand | WEA 7-259443First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Argentina | Mercury 000587", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
15 vinyl pressings of Burn For You are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1984 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in Australia & New Zealand, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is WEA 7-259443, released July 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7-259443, 7-99703, PR 639, 0259442) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MX209285 7-259443-1 DB and MX209286 7-259443-2 DB 1.. 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.
