Vinyl pressings
by Madonna · 1992
This Used To Be My Playground was first pressed on vinyl in 1992. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1992, the album's first year, in 8 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.
W 0122 T -A2 PR-m CVariant 1 Runout side A
W 0122 T -B2 PR-m CVariant 1 Runout side B
W 0122 T - A2 PR-MVariant 2 Runout side A
W 0122 T - B2. PR-MVariant 2 Runout side B
W 0122 A1Side A runout
W 0122 B-1 W5082Side B runout
W 0122 A*Side A label
W 0122 B*Side B label
W0122 (T) A-1Side A, etched
W0122 (T) B-1 W5083Side B, etched
WO 122 A-02-01-Q1Side A Runout, Stamped
WO 122 B-02-01-Q1Side B Runout, Stamped
7-18822 A SR2 1-1A-Side - Etched
7-18822 B SR2 1-1B-Side - Etched
STERLING SRCBoth Sides - Stamped
WMME Alsdorf 543 918822-7-Ax 9Runout side A - variant 1
WMME Alsdorf 543 918822-7-B Hü 10Runout side B - variant 1
WMME Alsdorf 543 918822-7-Ax 26Runout side A - variant 2
WMME Alsdorf 543 918822-7-Bx Hü 25Runout side B - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Europe | Sire 5439-18822-7 / Warner Bros. Records W0122First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1992 | France | Sire 5439-18822-7 / Warner Bros. Records W 0122First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1992 | Guatemala | Discos de CentroaméricaFirst year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1992 | Jamaica | Warner Bros. Records 7-18822First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1992 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records PRO 685First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1992 | Philippines | Warner Bros. Records WB77-750First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1992 | US | Sire 7-18822 / Warner Bros. Records 7-18822First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1992 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 5439-18822-7 / Warner Bros. Records W 0122First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1992 | Europe | Sire 9362-40510-0 / Sire W 0122 TFirst year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1992 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 5439-18822-7 / Sire W 0122First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1992 | UK | Sire W0122T / Sire 9362-40510-0First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1992 | UK | Warner Bros. Records W0122 / Sire 5439-18822-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1992 | UK | Sire W0122T / Sire W 0122 (T)First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1992 | UK | Warner Bros. Records W0122 / Sire 5439-18822-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of This Used To Be My Playground are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1992, in UK, US, Europe, France and more. One of them is Sire W0122T, released July 1992.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use W0122T, W0122, 7-18822, 5439-18822-7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W 0122 T -A2 PR-m C and W 0122 T -B2 PR-m C. 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.
