Vinyl pressings
by Linda Ronstadt · 1989
Don't Know Much 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.
20 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 10 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.
R/S Alsdorf 755 969250-7-A4Runout side A, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 755 969250-7-BXRunout side B, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 755 969250-7-ARunout side A, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 755 969250-7-BXRunout side B, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 755 966665-0-ARunout side A, stamped
R/S Alsdorf 755 966665-0-BRunout side B, stamped
R/S Alsdorf 755 969250-7-A4 XXRunout side A
R/S Alsdorf 755 969250-7-B XXRunout side B
EKR 101 T - A1 I DAMONT R 1Runout, side A
EKR 101 T - B1 I DAMONT RRunout, side B
EKR101(T) ALabel, side A
EKR101(T) BLabel, side B
EKR 101 A-1 LYN 24653 DAMONTSide A runout, etched, variant 1
EKR 101-B-2 MT ACSide B runout, etched, variant 1
EKR 101 A-1 LYN 24653 DAMONT ISide A runout, etched, variant 2
EKR 101-B-2 MT AC XSide B runout, etched, variant 2
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 | Elektra 7-69261First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Europe | Elektra 969 250-7 / Elektra EKR 101First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Elektra EKR101T / Elektra 966 665-0First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1989 | Europe | Elektra 969 250-7 / Elektra EKR 101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Jamaica | Elektra 7-69261First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Mexico | Elektra PRO 421First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Philippines | Elektra ER-148First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Spain | Elektra 1.182First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Spain | Elektra 1.182First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | UK | Elektra EKR 101T / Elektra EKR101(T)First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | Elektra EKR 101 / Elektra 755-969250-7First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1989 | UK | Elektra EKR 101 / Elektra 755-969250-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | Elektra EKR 101 / Elektra 755-969250-7First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1989 | UK | Elektra EKR 101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | UK | Elektra EKR 101 / Elektra 755-969250-7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Hong Kong | WEA12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo |
21 vinyl pressings of Don't Know Much are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in Europe, UK, US, Canada and more. One of them is Elektra 969 250-7.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 969 250-7, EKR101T, EKR 101T, EKR 101) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R/S Alsdorf 755 969250-7-A4 and R/S Alsdorf 755 969250-7-BX. 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.
