Vinyl pressings
by Journey · 1981
Who's Crying Now was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 13 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.
ZSS-168665-1D MASTERDISKA side runout - variant 1
ZSS-168666-1CB side runout - variant 1
p ZSS-168665-1D MASTERDISKA side runout - variant 2
ZSS-168666-1CB side runout - variant 2
ZSS·168665-1J S MASTERDISKRunout A, etched exc. Masterdisk
ZSS·168666-1K SRunout B, etched
ZSS 168665Label A
ZSS 168666Label B
1T ZSS·168665-1G MASTERDISKRunout side A, variant 1
ZSS·168666-1F T1Runout side B, variant 1
ZSS·168665-1F TIIII [MASTERDISK]Runout side A, etched [stamped], variant 2
IT ZSS·168666-1GRunout side B, etched, variant 2
ZSS-168665-1L MASTERDISKA side runout - variant 1
ZSS-168666-1LB side runout - variant 1
ZSS 168665Label Side A
ZSS 168666Label Side B
XSM 168667Side A Etched
XSM 168668Side B Etched
ZSS-168665-1E MASTERDISKRun-out side A
ZSS-168669-1C MASTERDISK HWRun-out side B
ZSS 168665Label side A
ZSS 168669Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Argentina | Columbia DEP-192First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Australia | CBS BA 222869First year7" | 7" |
| 1981 | Australia | CBS BA 222869First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Canada | Columbia 18-02241First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Costa Rica | CBS 12493First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Europe | CBS CBSA 1467 / CBS A-1467First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | CBS CBSA 1467 / CBS A-1467First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Japan | CBS/Sony 07SP 548First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | CBS/Sony 07SP 548First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Japan | CBS/Sony 07SP 548First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Mexico | CBS 8418First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | New Zealand | CBS BA 222869First year7" | 7" |
| 1981 | Peru | CBS CSR 1182First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | South Africa | CBS SSC 5224First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Spain | CBS CBS A 1467First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Philippines | CBS S-13797", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
28 vinyl pressings of Who's Crying Now are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1981 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 18-02241, released June 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 18-02241, AS 999, A 13 1467, CBS A 1467) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS-168665-1D MASTERDISK and ZSS-168666-1C. 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.
