Vinyl pressings
by Lindsey Buckingham · 1984
Go Insane was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 14 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-E-60363-A-1 STERLING SRCRunout side A, variant 1
ST-E-60363-B-1 STERLING SRCRunout side B, variant 1
ST-E•60363-A-1 SRC 1-1 STERLINGRunout side A, variant 2
ST-E-60363-B-1 SRC 1-1 STERLINGRunout side B, variant 2
ST-E-60363-A-1 [SRC Logo] 1-3 SPAR B-19673 △7342̴1 0- STERLINGSide A runout - variant 1
ST-E-60363-B-1 [SRC Logo] 1-2 B-19674 △7342̴1-X 0- STERLING SP-ARSide B runout - variant 1
ST-E-60363-A-1 [SRC Logo] 1-3 SPAR B-19673 △734̶2̴1 0- STERLINGSide A runout - variant 2
ST-E-60363-B-1 [SRC Logo] 1-2 B-19674 △734̶2̴1-X 0- STERLINGSide B runout - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Argentina | Mercury 822 450-2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Australasia | Mercury 822 450-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Canada | Elektra 96 03631First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | France | Mercury 822 450-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Germany | Mercury 822 450-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Greece | Mercury 822 450-1 / Mercury 822450-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Greece | Mercury 822450-1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1984 | Italy | Mercury 822 450-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | Mercury 25PP-135First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Japan | Mercury 25PP-135First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1984 | Mexico | Mercury LPR 19106 / Mercury 822 450-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Mercury 822 450-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | South Africa | Elektra STAR 5375First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Spain | Mercury 822 450-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | Mercury MERL 46First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
19 vinyl pressings of Go Insane are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK, Argentina, Australasia and more. One of them is Elektra 60363-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 60363-1, 9 60363-1, MERL 46, 822 450-2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-E-60363-A-1 STERLING SRC and ST-E-60363-B-1 STERLING SRC. 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.
