Vinyl pressings
by Michael Jackson · 1982
The Girl Is Mine 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.
49 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 25 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.
EPC-A2729-A1 timtomA-side runout
EPC-A2729-B1 TYB-side runout
BSide A & B runouts, stamped at nine o'clock
EPC A2729 ASide A label
EPC A2729 A1Side A - Etched
EPC A2729 - B1Side B - Etched
EPC A2729 - A1A-Side run-out etching, variant 1
EPC A2729 - B1B-Side run-out etching, variant 1
EPC A2729 - A1 ⋀A-Side run-out etching, variant 2
EPC A2729 - B1 ⋀B-Side run-out etching, variant 2
EPC-A11-2729-A ORLAKE timtomA-Side Runout Etching
EPC-A11-2729-B ti ORLAKEB-Side Runout Etching
EPC A2729 A1Side A
EPC A2729 B1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Epic ES 791First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Australia | Epic ES 791First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Bolivia | CBS S - 30427First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1982 | Brazil | Epic 46.556 / Epic 46556First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Brazil | CBS 52.006First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Canada | Epic 34 03288 / Epic 34-03288First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Colombia | CBS 012-82First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | Costa Rica | Epic 7045404First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Europe | Epic EPCA 2729 / Epic A 2729First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | Epic A-12.2729 / Epic EPCA 12-2729First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1982 | Europe | Epic EPCA 2729 / Epic A 2729First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | Epic EPC A2729First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1982 | France | Epic EPCA 2729First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Germany | Epic EPC A 2729First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Greece | Epic EPC A 2729First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | CBS 52.09012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
51 vinyl pressings of The Girl Is Mine are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1982 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, US, Australia, Bolivia and more. One of them is Epic EPC A2729, released October 18, 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EPC A2729, EPC A 11-2729, 34-03288, ENR-03372) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EPC-A2729-A1 timtom and EPC-A2729-B1 TY. 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.
