Vinyl pressings
by Mental As Anything · 1984
You're So Strong was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1984, 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.
MX 210041-C RRSP745-1 DBSide A runout, hand written
MX 210042-C RRSP745-2 DBSide B runout, hand written
MX210041Side A label
MX210042Side B label
MX 210041-C RRSP745-1 DBSide A runout etched
MX 210042-C RRSP745-2 DBSide B runout etched
MX210041Side A label
MX210042Side B label
XSS-175235-1B STERLING P (AP) oSide A runout
XSS175236 1A STERLING P (AP) oSide B runout
XSS 175235Side A label
XSS 175236Side B label
ZSS 175237Label Side A
ZSS 175238Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | Regular Records RRSP 745First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Australia | Regular Records RRSP 745First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Columbia 38 06168First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Regular Records 12CXP 05923First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1984 | UK & Europe | Epic TA 7138First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | US | Columbia 44-05923First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Columbia 38-06168First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Netherlands | Epic EPCA 12.713812", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1986 | Europe | Epic EPCA 7138 / Epic A71387", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1986 | Spain | Epic EPCA 12.713812", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1986 | Spain | Epic EPC A 7138 / Epic EPC A-7138 (SG)7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Spain | Epic EPC A-71387", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | UK | Epic A71387", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | US | Columbia 38-061687", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1987 | Europe | Epic EPC 650763 77", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | WEA RRSP 7457", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
22 vinyl pressings of You're So Strong are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1984 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in Australia, US, Canada, UK & Europe. One of them is Regular Records RRSP 745.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RRSP 745, 44-05923, 38-06168, 38 06168) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MX 210041-C RRSP745-1 DB and MX 210042-C RRSP745-2 DB. 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.
