Vinyl pressings
by Jennifer Rush · 1987
I Come Undone was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 7 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.
12-650380-2A-1 | R.SORunout Groove A Variation 1
12-650380-1B-1 | R.SORunout Groove B Variation 1
12-650380-1A-1 A R.SORunout Groove A Variation 2
12-650380-2B-1 SONDEREGGER ARunout Groove B Variation 2
12-650380-3A-1 R.SO.Runout side A, variant 1
12-650380-3 B1 R.SO.Runout side B, variant 1
12-650380-3A1 0̶1̶-̶6̶5̶0̶6̶4̶2̶-̶3̶A̶-̶1̶ R.SO. B ERunout side A, variant 2
12-650380-4-B-1 A SONDEREGGERRunout side B, variant 2
12-650380-3A-1 R.SO.Runout side A, variant 1
12-650380-3 B1 SONDEREGGERRunout side B, variant 1
12-650380-3A-1 R. SO. BRunout side A, variant 2
12-650380-4-B-1 A SONDEREGGERRunout side B, variant 2
650380-6 A1 ⋀Side A runout
650380-6 B1 ⋀Side B runout
650380 6 A☆Label side A
650380 6 B☆Label side B
MX218489Side A label
MX218490Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Argentina | Discos CBS DEP-533First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Europe | CBS CBS 650380 6First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Europe | CBS 650 380 7 / CBS CBS 650380 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | CBS 650 380 7 / CBS CBS 650380 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | New Zealand | CBS 650380 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | South Africa | CBS SSC 6003First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Spain | CBS CBS 650380 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Spain | CBS 650 380 6 / CBS CBS 650380 6First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | Spain | CBS CBS 650380 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | CBS 650380 6First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Australia | CBS 650380 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Australia | CBS 650380 6First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | UK | CBS 650 380 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
13 vinyl pressings of I Come Undone are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in Europe, UK, Australia, New Zealand and more. One of them is CBS CBS 650380 6.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBS 650380 6, 650 380 7, 650380 6, 650380 7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 12-650380-2A-1 | R.SO and 12-650380-1B-1 | R.SO. 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.
