Vinyl pressings
by Meli'sa Morgan · 1987
If You Can Do It: I Can Too!! 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.
10 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 4 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.
Zack SRC V-1-15345-100918-B1918A Z2 1-1A-Side Runout Etching
SRC V-2-15345-100918-C-918 D Z2 Zack 1-1B-Side Runout Etching
100918BA1 Identifier
100918AA2 Identifier
o- ∆18453 SRC R-19012-Z1 S-45-B-1-44088-100918-A Z1A runout
1-2 SPAR o- ∆18453-X SRC R-19013-Z1 S-45-B-2-44088-100918-D Z1B runout
100918AA label
100918DB label
CL 475 A-1-1-Q2-R1Runout stamped side A
CL 475 B-1-1-Q3-R4Runout stamped side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Europe | Capitol Records 1C K 060-20 2272 6First year12" | 12" |
| 1987 | Europe | Capitol Records 1C 006-20 2260 7 / Capitol Records 006-20 2260 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Philippines | Capitol Records CAP-45-752 / Capitol Records B-44088First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | UK | Capitol Records 12CL 475First year12" | 12" |
| 1987 | UK | Capitol Records 12 CLDJ 475First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | UK | Capitol Records 12CL475First year12", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1987 | UK | Capitol Records CL 475First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1987 | US | Capitol Records V-15345First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | US | Capitol Records PB-44088First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | US | Capitol Records B-44088First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1988 | Japan | Toshiba EMI Ltd PRP-12517", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
11 vinyl pressings of If You Can Do It: I Can Too!! are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1987 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, Europe, Philippines. One of them is Capitol Records V-15345.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V-15345, B-44088, PB-44088, 12CL 475) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Zack SRC V-1-15345-100918-B1918A Z2 1-1 and SRC V-2-15345-100918-C-918 D Z2 Zack 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.
