Vinyl pressings
by Klark Kent · 1978
Don't Care was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 4 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 - 7376 - A K̶R̶Y̶P̶T̶O̶N̶E̶+̶1̶+̶A̶ JoNZ DRunout side A, etched
AMS - 7376 - B K̶R̶Y̶P̶T̶O̶N̶E̶+̶1̶+̶B̶ ARunout side B, etched
AMS 7376 A*Label, Side 'A'
AMS 7376 B*Label, Side 'B'
JONZ KRYPTONE+1+ARunout side A, etched
KRYPTONE+1+BRunout side B, etched
JONZ KRYPTONE+1+ASide A Runout [Etched]
KRYPTONE+1+BSide B Runout [Etched]
AMS 7376A*Label Side A
AMS 7376B*Label Side B
KRYPTONE+1+ALabel Side A (variant)
KRYPTONE+1+BLabel Side B (variant)
KRYPTONE+1+A JoNZRunout A etched, variant 1
AMS - 7376 - B K̶R̶Y̶P̶T̶O̶N̶E̶+̶1̶+̶B̶Runout B etched, variant 1
KRYPTONE+1+A JoNZRunout A etched, variant 2
KRYPTONE+1+BRunout B etched, variant 2
JONZ KRYPTONE+1+ARunout side A, etched
KRYPTONE+1+BRunout side B, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | A&M Records K7271First year7" | 7" |
| 1978 | Netherlands | A&M Records AMS 7686First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1978 | Spain | A&M Records AMS 6633First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7376First year7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | UK | Kryptone Records KK1First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | UK | Kryptone Records KK1First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7376First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7376First year7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | UK | Kryptone Records KK1First year7", 45 RPM, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1978 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7376First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7376First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | UK | A&M Records AM 7376First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of Don't Care are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, Australia, Netherlands, Spain. One of them is A&M Records AMS 7376.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMS 7376, KK1, AM 7376, K7271) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AMS - 7376 - A K̶R̶Y̶P̶T̶O̶N̶E̶+̶1̶+̶A̶ JoNZ D and AMS - 7376 - B K̶R̶Y̶P̶T̶O̶N̶E̶+̶1̶+̶B̶ A. 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.
