Vinyl pressings
by Joe Jackson · 1979
It's Different For Girls was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 8 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.
AMS . 7493 . A6 - E1 TONERunout Side A etched (variant 1)
AMS . 7493 . B6 - E.1Runout Side B etched (variant 1)
AMS7493-A2 A+M OE186A62-17M INT ∴Runout Side A etched (variant 2)
AMS 7493 B1 C 3 TONE ∴Runout Side B etched (variant 2)
AMS 7493-A-2 AIM 02186AG2-D-MI IWT <Side 1 - last part hard to decipher
AMS 7493-B-1 toneSide 2
AMS . 7493 . A -FR- tone MADE IN FRANCERunout Side A etched
AMS . 7493 . B -FR- MADE IN FRANCERunout Side B etched
AMS 7493 A-1U TONERunout Side A
AMS 7493 B-1U TONERunout Side B
AMS 7493 A4✳ TONERunout Side A etched
AMS 7493 B3✳Runout Side B etched
AMS 7493-ALabel Side A
AMS 7493-BLabel Side B
AMS-7493-A5 35 A MBπRunout Side A etched
AMS-7493-B5 3 A MBπRunout Side B etched
AMS 7493-ALabel Side A
AMS 7493-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | A&M Records K7736First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Europe | A&M Records AMS 7648First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | A&M Records AMS S 7648 / A&M Records AMS 7648First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Germany | A&M Records AMS 7648First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Ireland | A&M Records AMS 7493First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Ireland | A&M Records AMS 7493First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | New Zealand | A&M Records K105First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | Portugal | A&M Records PAMS 7493 FFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7493First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7493First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Special Edition · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Special Edition · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7493First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7493First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7493First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7493First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | US | A&M Records 2186-SFirst year7", Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | South Africa | A&M Records AMRS 13017", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | Zimbabwe | A&M Records AMRS 13017", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | A&M Records AMS 74937", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | A&M Records AMS 74937", Single, Repress | 7", Single, Repress |
25 vinyl pressings of It's Different For Girls are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, US, Australia, Europe and more. One of them is A&M Records AMS 7493, released November 23, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMS 7493, A & M 2186, 2186-S, A&M 2186) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AMS . 7493 . A6 - E1 TONE and AMS . 7493 . B6 - E.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.
