Vinyl pressings
by Michael Jackson · 1979
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
63 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 24 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.
ZSS-165984-2F AZ (drawn birds) TIRunout side A, Variant 1
T ZSS-166300-1HRunout side B, Variant 1
T ZSS-165984-2M AZ❀Runout side A, Variant 2
T ZSS 166300-1J AZ (drawn cloud and lightning) VGRunout side B, Variant 2
T I ZSS-165984-1ERunout, side A, etched
T I ZSS166300-1HRunout, side B, etched
ZSS 165984Label Side A
ZSS 166300Label Side B
ZSS-165984-2B AZ ❀ BG SRunout A, etched
ZSS-166300-1A AZ ❀ SSSSSRunout B, etched
ZSS 165984-2Label A
ZSS 166300Label B
ZSS-165984-1A AZ ❀ SSRunout A, etched
ZSS-166300-1A AZ ❀ SSSRunout B, etched
ZSS 165984-2Label A
ZSS 166300Label B
ZSS-165984-2D AZRunout Area Side A
ZSS-166300-1C AZRunout Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | Epic DEP-123First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Argentina | Epic 40.213First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Australia | Epic ES 12026First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Australia | Epic ES 372First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Australia | Epic SAMPLER 13First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Bolivia | Discos CBS 30245First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | Brazil | Epic 66446First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Brazil | Discos CBS 66446First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Epic 9-50742First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Epic 9-50742First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Chile | CBS 11334First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Costa Rica | Epic 45299First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Costa Rica | Epic 1-45311First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Europe | Epic EPC 12.7763First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Europe | Epic EPC 7763First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Costa Rica | Epic 452997", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Japan | Epic 06・5P-72 / Epic/Sony 06・5P-727", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Epic EPCA 12.443312", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Epic EPCA 12-443312" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | France | Epic AS 65412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label12" | 12" |
| ? | Mexico | Epic SCL-45,01312", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
71 vinyl pressings of Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1979 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Epic 9-50742, released July 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9-50742, AS 654, AS 644, S EPC 7763) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS-165984-2F AZ (drawn birds) TI and T ZSS-166300-1H. 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.
