Vinyl pressings
by Kon Kan · 1988
I Beg Your Pardon was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 5 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.
ST-DM-56376-56475-1A side runout etching, variant 1
ST-DM-56451-56375-3B side runout etching, variant 1
SRC ST-DM-56376-56374-1 1-2A side runout, variant 2
SRC ST-DM-56451-56375-3 1-2 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.B side runout, variant 2
[SRC Logo] ST-A-56374-1 I - I [ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.]Runout, side A, etched
[SRC Logo] ST-A-56375-1 I - IRunout, side B, etched
ST-A-56374-SPLabel side A
ST-A-56375-SPLabel side B
ST-DM-56376-56374-2 [Allied 'a' logo stamp] B-33821-2 1-1 △23421Runout side A
ST-DM-56451-56375-4 [Allied 'a' logo stamp with a 'W' inside] B 34023-4 △23617 1-1Runout Side B
ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.B side runout etching, stamped
ST-DM-56376/56374-ARLabel side A
ST-A-56374-SPLabel
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australia | Atlantic 786 467-0First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Australia | Atlantic 786 467-0First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1988 | Canada | Revolving Records 12 REV003 / Revolving Records 12 REV 003First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1988 | Canada | Atlantic 78 64670First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Canada | Revolving Records 7 REV-003 / Revolving Records 7REV-003First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1988 | Canada | Atlantic 78 89697First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Canada | Revolving Records 12 REV003 / Revolving Records 12 REV 003First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1988 | Canada | Atlantic 78 89697First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Canada | Revolving Records 12 REV003First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1988 | Europe | Atlantic 788 969-7 / Atlantic A 8969First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Europe | Atlantic 788 969-7 / Atlantic A 8969 788 969-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Atlantic 788 969-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Europe | Atlantic 788 969-7 / Atlantic A 8969First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | UK | Atlantic A 8969 / Atlantic 788969-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | Atlantic A 8969 / Atlantic A8969First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Philippines | Atlantic ATR-03837", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
36 vinyl pressings of I Beg Your Pardon are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic 0-86467.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0-86467, 7-88969, DMD 1276, A 8969 T) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-DM-56376-56475-1 and ST-DM-56451-56375-3. 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.
