Vinyl pressings
by INXS · 1986
Good Times 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.
9 pressings came out in 1986, 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.
SMX67575 P2A3 3:35 JLSide A handwritten run-outs, variant 1
SMX67576 P2A2 4:27 JLSide B handwritten run-outs, variant 1
SMX67575 P2A 3:35 JLSide A handwritten run-outs, variant 2
SMX67576 P2A 4:27 JLSide B handwritten run-outs, variant 2
ST-A-51941-2 [Allied logo] R-18002-2 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. △16705 1-1Runout, side A
ST-A-51942-2 [Allied logo] R018003-2 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. △16705-X 1-1Runout, side B
ST-A-51941-ARCenter label, side A
ST-A-51942-ARCenter label, side B
ST-A-51941-1 1-1 SRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. 1-1Runout side A
ST-A-51942-1 SRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K 1-1Runout side B
ST-A-51941-SPCenter label, side A
ST-A-51942-SPCenter label, side B
1-1 ST-A-51941-1 1-1 RC ATLANTIC STUDIONS DKSide A
1-1 ST-A-51941-1 1-1 RC ATLANTIC STUDIONS DKSide B
ST-A-51941-2 ɑ R-18002-2 ATLANTIC STUDIONS D.K. △16705 1-1Runouts
ST-A-51941-ARLabels
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 | MushroomFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1986 | Australia | Mushroom 15397", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Canada | Atlantic 78 92377First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Canada | Atlantic 78 92377First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | Atlantic 7-89237First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Atlantic PR 2050First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | Atlantic 7-89237First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Australia & New Zealand | Mushroom K 202 / WEA K 202First year7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Single · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Single · Limited |
| 1986 | US | Atlantic 7-89237First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | Atlantic 7-89237First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1987 | US | Atlantic 7-892377", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Europe | Atlantic 7567-87751-7 / Atlantic A77517", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1991 | UK | Atlantic SAM 7507", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1991 | UK | Atlantic A7751T / Atlantic A 7751(T)12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1991 | UK | Atlantic A7751 / Atlantic A 77517", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Good Times are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1986 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Australia & New Zealand, US, Australia, Canada. One of them is Mushroom K 202, released December 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K 202, 7-89237, PR 2050, 78 92377) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SMX67575 P2A3 3:35 JL and SMX67576 P2A2 4:27 JL. 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.
