Vinyl pressings
by Lloyd Cole & The Commotions · 1987
My Bag was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. 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 1987, the album's first year, in 7 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.
✳ COLE-7.A-1 ✳ MT. TY1 1 1Runout etched/stamped side A
✳ COLE-7.B-1 ✳ MT. TY1 1 1 1Runout etched/stamped side B
Cole7bLabel side B
* COLE-7 A-1 * MT. TY1 12Side A runout
* COLE-7 B-1 * MT. 11 4 TY1Side B runout
* COLEX-7·A·1 * 5 MT TY1A side, runout
* COLEX-7·B-1 * 5 MT TY1B side, runout
Colex 7bB side, label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australasia | Polydor 887 084-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Australasia | Polydor 887 084-1First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | France | Polydor 887 084-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | France | Polydor 887 084-1First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | Germany | Polydor 887 084-1First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | Germany | Polydor 887 084-7First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1987 | Spain | Polydor 887 084-1First year12" | 12" |
| 1987 | Spain | Polydor 887 084-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | Polydor COLEX 7 / Polydor 887 084-1First year12", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | UK | Polydor COLER 7First year12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 1987 | UK | Polydor COLEX 7 DJFirst year12", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1987 | UK | Polydor COLEG 7 / Polydor Cole 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 1987 | UK | Polydor COLEDJ 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | UK | Polydor COLER 7First year12", 45 RPM, Advance, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Advance, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | UK | Polydor COLER 7First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
23 vinyl pressings of My Bag are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1987 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in UK, US, Japan, Australasia and more. One of them is Polydor Cole 7, released September 21, 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Cole 7, COLEX 7, COLER 7, COLEG 7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ✳ COLE-7.A-1 ✳ MT. TY1 1 1 and ✳ COLE-7.B-1 ✳ MT. TY1 1 1 1. 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.
