Italy
1988- Label and catalog number
- Media Records MR 529
- Format
- 12", 45 RPM · Green & Pink Label
Vinyl pressings
by Lamott Atkins · 1988
Let's Down The House 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.
3 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 2 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.
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 | France | Carrere 8959 / Airplay Records 8959First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | France | Carrere 14.595First year7" | 7" |
| 1988 | Italy | Media Records MR 52912", 45 RPM, Repress | 12", 45 RPM, Repress |
| 1988 | Italy | Media Records MR 529First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Germany | Musicolor 035.3010512", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Germany | Musicolor 010.301057", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Netherlands | High Fashion Music 1100956 / Dureco Benelux 110095612", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1989 | Netherlands | Dureco 1100957 / High Fashion Music 11009577", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Portugal | Vidisco 112022512", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1989 | Spain | Blanco Y Negro MX - 22112", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of Let's Down The House are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in Italy, France. One of them is Media Records MR 529.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MR 529, 8959, 14.595) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.