Vinyl pressings
by Kenny Loggins · 1982
Don't Fight It was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1982, 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.
T1 ZSS-169099-2HSide 1 etched
1T ZSS-169100-2fSide 2 etched
T1 ZSS-169099-2HSide 1 etched variant 2
T1 ZSS 169100-1ESide 2 etched variant 2
ZSS 169099Label A
p ZSS-169099-2ESide 1 etched
p ZSS-169100-1CSide 2 etched
ZSS-16099-2Side 1 label
ZSS-160100Side 2 label
P ZSS 169099-2CSide A Runout, etched
ZSS 169100-1ASide B Runout, etched
ZSS-169099-2Side A Label
ZSS-169100Side B Label
ZSS 169099Label
ZSS 169099-2DDeadwax
P ZSS 169099-2DA-Side Runout Etching
P ZSS 169099-2EB-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 169099-2Labels
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | CBS BA 222983First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Australia | CBS BA 222983First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Canada | Columbia 18-03192First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Canada | Columbia 18 03193First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 07SP-654First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1982 | Netherlands | CBS A 2777 / CBS CBSA 2777First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | New Zealand | CBS BA 222 983First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | South Africa | CBS SSC 5376First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Spain | CBS CBS A 2777First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1982 | US | Columbia 18-03192First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1982 | US | Columbia 18-03192First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Columbia 18-031927", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1982 | US | Columbia CNR-03270First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Columbia12", Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1982 | US | Columbia 18-03192First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony 07SP-6547", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
18 vinyl pressings of Don't Fight It are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, Australia, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Columbia 18-03192.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 18-03192, CNR-03270, BA 222983, 18 03193) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 ZSS-169099-2H and 1T ZSS-169100-2f. 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.
