Vinyl pressings
by John "Jellybean" Benitez · 1987
Who Found Who 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.
38 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 16 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.
4V9-43089-AS C1 GI STERLINGRunout side A, variant 1
4V9-43089-BS C2 GIRunout side B, variant 1
4̶V̶9̶-̶4̶3̶0̶8̶9̶-̶A̶S̶ 4V9- 43089-AS C2 GI STERLING A5Runout side A, variant 2
4V9-43089-BS C1 GI STERLING A1Runout side B, variant 2
4V9-43089-AS C1 GI STERLINGRunout A side, variant 1
4V9-43089-BS C2 GIRunout B side, variant 1
4̶V̶9̶-̶4̶3̶0̶8̶9̶-̶A̶S̶ 4V9-43089-AS C2 GI STERLING A9Runout A side, variant 2
4V9-43089-BS C1 GI C3 STERLINGRunout B side, variant 2
VS-43120-AS-CARR1. G. ☆STERLING. A5Side A, runout (Variant 1)
VS-43120-AS-CARR2 G1STERLING A1Side A, runout (Variant 2)
VS-43120-BS-CARR2 G1STERLING A1Side B, runout
VS 43120 AS
VS 43120 AS CARRI GI (Star symble)Label side A
VS 43120 BS CARRI G1Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Unknown | Not On Label 68675First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Australia | Chrysalis X-14509 / Chrysalis 4V9 43089First year12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1987 | Australia | Chrysalis K-405First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Australia | Festival Records X-14509 / Chrysalis X-14509First year12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1987 | Australia | Not On LabelFirst year12", 45 RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1987 | Bolivia | CBS 10514 / Discos CBS SEP 10514First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Canada | Chrysalis CS 43089First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Canada | Chrysalis 43120First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Canada | Chrysalis 43120First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Europe | Chrysalis 609 384First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Europe | Chrysalis 609 669First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | Chrysalis 109 384First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1987 | France | Phonogram 888 827-1 / Chrysalis 888 827-1First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | France | Chrysalis 888 827-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Ireland | Chrysalis JEL 1First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
39 vinyl pressings of Who Found Who are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1987 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, Japan, South Africa and more. One of them is Chrysalis 4V9 43089.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4V9 43089, VS4 43120, 68675, JELX 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 4V9-43089-AS C1 GI STERLING and 4V9-43089-BS C2 GI. 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.
