Vinyl pressings
by Jason Donovan · 1989
Ten Good Reasons was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 20 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.
HF - 7 - A1 ✳ MAXSide A runout, variant 1
HF - 7 - B1 ✳ MAXSide B runout, variant 1
HF - 7 - A1 ✳ MAX.Side A runout, variant 2
HF - 7 - B1 ✳ 2 MAXSide B runout, variant 2
HF 7 A2 LYN . 23139Runout area side A, variant 1
HF 7 B2 LYN . 23140Runout area side B, variant 1
HF 7 A2 DAMONT LYN- 23139 GRunout area side A, variant 2
HF 7 B2 DAMONT LYN- 23140Runout area side B, variant 2
HF - 7 - A1 * MAXSide A runout
HF - 7 - B1 * MAXSide B runout
HF 7ASide A label
HF 7BSide B label
ST-A-897471-SPA Label
ST-A-897472-SPB Label
DMX 71665 ®2B3Side A etched runout
DMX 71666 ®2CSide B etched runout
SMX-71665Side A label
SMX-71666Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Argentina | PWL Records TLP-90203 / RCA TLP-90203First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Australia | Mushroom TVL93295First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Australia & New Zealand | Mushroom TVP93295First yearLP, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1989 | Brazil | Stiletto 230.4012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | PWL Records HF 2007First yearLP | LP |
| 1989 | France | CBS CBS 465331 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Germany | PWL Empire 244 976-1 / PWL Records HF 7First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Germany | PWL Records ZL 72663 / PWL Records ZL72663First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Germany | PWL Empire 244 976-1 / PWL Records 36 402-6First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Germany | PWL Empire 244 976-1 / PWL Records HF 7First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Greece | BMG ARIOLA 73019 / PWL RecordsFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Ireland | PWL Records HF7First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Philippines | PWL Empire PWLLP-12551 / PWL Empire HF 7First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Portugal | Edisom, Lda. 620528First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Scandinavia | PWL Empire HF 7 / PWL Empire HF7First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
27 vinyl pressings of Ten Good Reasons are listed here, from 20 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in UK, US, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is PWL Records HF 7, released May 1, 1989.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HF 7, 82005-1, 25B1-39, TVL93295) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HF - 7 - A1 ✳ MAX and HF - 7 - B1 ✳ MAX. 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.
