Vinyl pressings
by Melissa Etheridge · 1988
Similar Features was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 6 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.
SRC ST-IL-56455-1 Precision 1-1A-Side Runout Etching
SRC ST-IL-56456-3 1-1 PrecisionB-Side Runout Etching
ST-IL-56455-SPA-Side Label
ST-IL-56456-SPB-Side Label
ST-IL-56455-ARA label
ST-IL-56456-ARB label
ST-PR-54831-1 1-1 Precision [SRC logo]Side A runout
STPR-54428-1 Precision 1-1 [SRC logo]Side B runout
ST-PR-54831-SPSide A label
ST-PR-54428-SPSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australia | Island Records K-561First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Australia | Island Records K-561First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1988 | Canada | Island Records 97077First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Europe | Island Records 109 991First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Japan | Island Records RI-2007First year7", Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1988 | UK | Island Records 12 IS 356First year12" | 12" |
| 1988 | UK | Island Records IS 356First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | US | Island Records 7-99251First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Island Records PR 2288First year12", Single, Promo · Promo | 12", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Island Records 7-99251First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Island Records 7-99251First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1989 | Spain | Island Records 1A 1099917", Single | 7", Single |
12 vinyl pressings of Similar Features are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Island Records 7-99251.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7-99251, PR 2288, 12 IS 356, IS 356) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRC ST-IL-56455-1 Precision 1-1 and SRC ST-IL-56456-3 1-1 Precision. 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.
