Australia
1989- Label and catalog number
- Mushroom K1100
- Format
- 7", Single, Limited Edition
- Runout / matrix
MX 73373Side 1
MX 73374Side 2
Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Diesel & The Injectors · 1989
Please Send Me Someone To Love 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.
6 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 2 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.
MX 73373Side 1
MX 73374Side 2
MX-73421Matrix Side A
MX-73422Matrix Side B
DWX 73421 @2A 2Runout Side A
DWX 73422 @2ARunout Side B
MX 73373Side 1
MX 73374Side 2
MX-73373Side A label
MX-73374Side 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 | Australia | Mushroom K1100First year7", Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1989 | Australia | Mushroom K1100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1989 | Australia | Mushroom X14751First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1989 | Australia | Mushroom K1100First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Australia | Mushroom K 1100First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1989 | Australia & New Zealand | Mushroom X14751 / Mushroom X 14751First year12", Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Australia | Mushroom7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1990 | Germany | Chrysalis 1C 006-3 23621 77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Germany | Chrysalis 1C 060-3 23621 612", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1990 | Germany | EMI Electrola 32362177", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
10 vinyl pressings of Please Send Me Someone To Love are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1989 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in Australia, Australia & New Zealand. One of them is Mushroom K1100.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K1100, X14751, K 1100) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MX 73373 and MX 73374. 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.