UK
1989- Label and catalog number
- PWL Records PWLT 37PWL Records PWLT37
- Format
- 12", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
PWLT-37-A· * MAX· SNRunout Groove Side A
PWLT-37-B· * MAX·Runout Groove Side B
PWLT 37-ACenter Label Side A
PWLT 37-BCenter Label Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Mandy Smith · 1989
Don't You Want Me Baby 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.
17 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.
PWLT-37-A· * MAX· SNRunout Groove Side A
PWLT-37-B· * MAX·Runout Groove Side B
PWLT 37-ACenter Label Side A
PWLT 37-BCenter Label Side B
PWL - 37 - A , ✶ NS MAX.Runout etched side A
PWL - 37 - B , ✶ MAX.Runout etched side B
PWL 37-ALabel side A
PWL 37-BLabel side B
PWLT-37-A· * MAX· SNRunout Groove Side A
PWLT-37-B· * MAX·Runout Groove Side B
PWLT 37-ACenter Label Side A
PWLT 37-BCenter Label Side B
MX 252205 LMD 633-1Side A
MX 252206 LMD633 MF 2Side B
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 | Liberation Records LMD 633First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Australia | PWL Records ls 2076First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1989 | Europe | PWL Records ZB42913First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Germany | RCA ZT 42914 / PWL Records ZT 42914First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Greece | Ariola 4426First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Italy | CGD INT 10836First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Philippines | PWL Empire PWLEP-17249 / PWL Empire PWLT 37First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1989 | Scandinavia | PWL Empire PWLT 37First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Scandinavia | PWL Records PWL 37 / PWL Empire PWL 37First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | South Africa | PWL Records PWX 228 / The David Gresham Record Company PWX 228First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| 1989 | South Africa | PWL Records PWS 227 / The David Gresham Record Company PWS 227First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Spain | Sanni Records PWL 37First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Spain | Sanni Records PWLT37First year12" | 12" |
| 1989 | UK | PWL Records PWLT 37 / PWL Records PWLT37First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | UK | PWL Records PWL 37First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
17 vinyl pressings of Don't You Want Me Baby are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in UK, Italy, Australia, Europe and more. One of them is PWL Records PWLT 37.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PWLT 37, PWL 37, INT 15410, LMD 633) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PWLT-37-A· * MAX· SN and PWLT-37-B· * MAX·. 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.