Vinyl pressings
by Jeffrey Osborne · 1983
Don't You Get So Mad 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.
11 pressings came out in 1983, 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.
P A&M AM 02561A P1 [etched flower] MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIFSide A runout etched; stamped
P A&M AM 02561B P1 MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIFSide A runout etched; stamped
AM 02561 ASide A Label
AM 02561 BSide B Label
A&M-AM-02561 A C2 ❀ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Runout Side A
A&M-AM-02561-B C1 ❀ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Runout Side B
AM-02561-ALabel Side A
AM-02561-BLabel Side B
AM-02561-AA Side Label
AM-02561-BB Side Label
SP-017241-ALabel Side A
SP-017241-AALabel 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 | A&M Records K-9180First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | A&M Records AM-2561First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | A&M Records AMX 140First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | UK | A&M Records AM 140First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | UK | A&M Records AM 140First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | A&M Records SP-17241First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | A&M Records AM-2561First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | A&M Records AM-25617", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | US | A&M Records AM-2561First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | A&M Records AM-2561First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | A&M Records AM-2561First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | US | A&M Records AM-2561First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Barbados | A&M Records AM-25617", Single | 7", Single |
13 vinyl pressings of Don't You Get So Mad are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is A&M Records AM-2561.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AM-2561, SP-17241, AMX 140, AM 140) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P A&M AM 02561A P1 [etched flower] MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF and P A&M AM 02561B P1 MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. 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.
