Vinyl pressings
by Marshall Crenshaw · 1982
Someday, Someway was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1982, 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.
7-29974-ANY 2784S-SR1 S P STERLING 1-1Run-out Etching Side A
7-29974-XNY-2865-S-SR1 S P 1-1 STERLINGRun-out Etching Side B
ANY 2784SLabel Side A
XNY 2865SLabel Side B
MX206049Label Side A
MX206050Label Side B
7•29974•ANY-2784-S-LW1 • 1[at a 90° angle] ✲ STERLINGRun-out Etching Side A
7-29974•XNY-2865-S-LW1• 1[at a 90° angle] ✲Run-out Etching Side B
ANY 2784SLabel Side A
XNY 2865SLabel Side B
7-29974•ANY-2784-S-JW1 () STERLINGrunout A, etched [except "()" & "STERLING, stamped]
7•29974-ANY-2865-S-JW1 () STERLINGrunout B, etched [except "()" & "STERLING, stamped]
ANY 2784Slabel A
XNY 2865Slabel B
STERLINGboth sides, stamped
7-29974-ANY 2784-S•DJ•SH2 R-9207-SH2 + SLM △1659side A, etched
7-29974-ANY 2784-M•DJ•SH2 R-9207-SH2 + SLM △1658side B, etched
ANY 2784SStereo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Benelux | Warner Bros. Records WB17980 / Warner Bros. Records WB.17980First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records PRO 99747First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1982 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 99747First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | France | Warner Bros. Records PRO 611First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | France | Warner Bros. Records PRO 611First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Peru | Warner Bros. Records F-WBR 0029974.2First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Peru | Warner Bros. Records F-WBR 0029974.2First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 17980First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1982 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17995 / Warner Bros. Records K17995First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | US | Warner Bros. Records 7-29974First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | US | Warner Bros. Records 7-29974First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1982 | US | Warner Bros. Records 7-29974First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | US | Warner Bros. Records 7-29974First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | US | Warner Bros. Records 7-29974First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 7-29974First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
15 vinyl pressings of Someday, Someway are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Australia, Benelux and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 7-29974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7-29974, K 17995, WB17980, 92 99747) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7-29974-ANY 2784S-SR1 S P STERLING 1-1 and 7-29974-XNY-2865-S-SR1 S P 1-1 STERLING. 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.
