Vinyl pressings
by Kylie Minogue · 1989
Wouldn't Change A Thing was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. 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 1989, the album's first year, in 16 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.
PWL 42 A1Side A runout, variant 1
PWL 42 B2Side B runout, variant 1
PWL 42 A-3 [SNA logo]Side A runout, variant 2
PWL 42 B-2 [SNA logo]Side B runout, variant 2
PWLT-42 A-1 EWRunout side A etched
PWLT-42 B-1 EWRunout side B etched
PWLT 42-ALabel side A
PWLT 42-BLabel side B
PWLT-42 A-1 EW GSide A runout
PWLT-42 B-1 EW HSide B runout
PWLT 42-ASide A label
PWLT 42-BSide B label
PWLT-42 A-1 EWRunout side A etched
PWLT-42 B-1 EWRunout side B etched
PWLT 42-ALabel side A
PWLT 42-BLabel side B
PWLT-42R ASide A runout
PWLT-42R BSide B runout
PWL 42 A-3 [SNA Logo]A Side Run-out Etching
PWL 42 B-2 [SNA Logo]B Side Run-out Etching
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australia | Mushroom X13400First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1989 | Australia | Not On Label X 13433First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1989 | Australia & New Zealand | Mushroom K929First year7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1989 | Benelux | CNR 145.543 - 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Benelux | CNR 145.543 - 77", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | PWL Empire 246 762-7 / PWL Records 246 762-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1989 | France | CBS CBS 655299 6First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1989 | France | CBS CBS 655 299 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | France | CBS CBS 655 299 7 / CBS 655299 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Germany | PWL Empire 246 763-0 / PWL Empire PWLT 42First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Germany | PWL Empire PWL 42 / PWL Records PWL 42First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Germany | PWL Records 246 762-77", Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1989 | Greece | PWL Records 4427 / Ariola 4427First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Netherlands | CNR Records 145.543-5First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Philippines | BMG Music International EPP-89-004 / PWL Records PWLT 42First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Canada | Geffen Records 92 1350012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1990 | Canada | Geffen Records 92-27947-A7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | US | Geffen Records 0-2135012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1990 | US | Geffen Records PRO-A-371412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | US | Geffen Records 7-227947", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | US | Geffen Records 7-22794-A7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Portugal | PWL Records 5205997", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
37 vinyl pressings of Wouldn't Change A Thing are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1989 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in UK, Japan, Australia, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is PWL Records PWL 42, released July 24, 1989.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PWL 42, PWLT 42, PWLT42, PWLT 42R) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PWL 42 A1 and PWL 42 B2. 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.
