Vinyl pressings
by Kylie Minogue · 1990
Tears On My Pillow was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1990, 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.
PWLT-47-A. ✱ UTOPIARunout side A variant 1
PWLT-47-B. ✱Runout side B variant 1
PWLT- 47- A1 ✱ MAX. UTOPIARunout side A variant 2
PWLT-47-B1 ✱ MAXRunout side B variant 2
EXP [A̶G̶I̶ ̶l̶o̶g̶o̶] 89 12 PWL 47 A UTOPIARunout side A, variant 1
PWL 47 B PDORunout side B, variant 1
EXP [A̶G̶I̶ ̶l̶o̶g̶o̶] 89 12 PWL 47 A B UTOPIA DSRunout side A, variant 2
PWL 47 B PDO A2 3Runout side B, variant 2
PWL 47 ALabel side A
PWL 47 BLabel side B
J 89 12 PWL 47A UTOPIA CASide A
PWL47 B PDOSide B
DMX 73467 @2A 2:31A-Side Run Out Groove
DMX 73468 @2a 3:35B-Side Run Out Groove
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Germany | PWL Empire 171 000-7 / PWL Empire PWL 47First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Germany | PWL Empire 171 001-0 / PWL Empire 171 001-0 AEFirst year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | Germany | PWL Empire 171 000-7 / PWL Empire PWL 47First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Germany | PWL Records PWL 47 / PWL Records 171 000-7 ACFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | Ireland | K-Tel KTS 40First year7" | 7" |
| 1990 | Ireland | K-Tel KTS 040 / PWL Records PWL 47First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Netherlands | PWL Records PWS 007 / PWL Records 08-015005-00First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Netherlands | PWL Records PWS 007First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Netherlands | PWL Records PWS 007First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Netherlands | PWL Records PWS 007 / PWL Records 08-015005-00First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Scandinavia | PWL Empire PWL 47 / PWL Records PWL 47First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | Scandinavia | PWL Records PWLT 47First year12" | 12" |
| 1990 | Scandinavia | Not On Label PWLT 4712", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1990 | Scandinavia | PWL Empire PWL 47First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Spain | Sanni Records PWLT47 / PWL Records PWLT 47First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
23 vinyl pressings of Tears On My Pillow are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in UK, Australia, Australia & New Zealand, Germany and more. One of them is PWL Records PWLT 47, released January 8, 1990.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PWLT 47, PWL 47, K1118, X13433) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PWLT-47-A. ✱ UTOPIA and PWLT-47-B. ✱. 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.
