Vinyl pressings
by Mike & The Mechanics · 1988
Nobody's Perfect 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.
18 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 8 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.
R/S Alsdorf 257789-7-A HRunout side A Variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 257789-7-B HRunout side B Variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 257789-7-A 7 HRunout side A Variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 257789-7-B 4 HRunout side B Variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 257788-0-A 4 HRunout side A
R/S Alsdorf 257788-0-B2 2 HRunout side B
ST-DM-56239-56241-1 ['SRC' logo] ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. 1-1Side A, Etched, "ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K." Stamped
ST-DM-56240-2 1-1 ['SRC' logo] ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Side B, Etched, "ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K." Stamped
SRC ST-A- 56238 - 1 \ - |Runout etched side A
ST-A- 56239 - 1 | - | SRCRunout etched side B
ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Runout stamped side A & B
ST-A-56238-DMM-SPLabel side A
ST-A-56238-DMM-ARA Side Label
ST-A-56239-DMM-ARB Side 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 | WEA 7-257789 / WEA 7.257789First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Canada | Atlantic 78 89907First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Canada | Atlantic PRO 89907First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Europe | WEA 257 789-7 / WEA U 7789First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | WEA 257 788-0First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | South Africa | WEA WEAPRO 317First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Spain | WEA 1.005First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1988 | UK | WEA U7789 / WEA 257789-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1988 | UK | WEA U7789 DJ / WEA U7789First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1988 | UK & Europe | WEA U7789TFirst year12", EP, 45 RPM | 12", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic PR 2522First year12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic 0-86482First year12", Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic 7-88990First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic 7-88990First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic 7-88990First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
20 vinyl pressings of Nobody's Perfect are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in Europe, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is WEA 257 789-7.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 257 789-7, 257 788-0, U7789, 0-86482) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R/S Alsdorf 257789-7-A H and R/S Alsdorf 257789-7-B H. 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.
