Vinyl pressings
by Missing Persons · 1984
Give 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.
22 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 11 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.
V-8582-99143B Z2 ❀ · —◁ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIFSide A runout, variant 1
V̶-̶8̶5̶8̶2̶-̶9̶9̶1̶3̶8̶ Z2 ❀ V-8582-99138-Z2 · —◁ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIFSide B runout, variant 1
V-8582-99143B Z1 ❀ · —◁ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIFSide A runout, variant 2
V̶-̶8̶5̶8̶2̶-̶9̶9̶1̶3̶8̶ Z2 ❀ V-8582-99138-Z2 · —◁ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIFSide B runout, variant 2
S-45-B-5326-99143-A Z1❀ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. 0Runout side A, variant 1
S-45-B-5326-99138 Z1❀ FI MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. 0Runout side B, variant 1
S-45-B-5326-99143-A Z1❀ FI 2 MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. 0Runout side A, variant 2
S-45-B-5326-9913̶ 38 Z1❀ FI 2 MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. 0Runout side B, variant 2
S-45-B-5326-99143-A Z6 ❀ --->Side A Etched
S45-99138 -Z4 S-45-5326-991438 -24 ❀ --->Side B Etched (991438) crossed out
MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. 0Side A & B Stamped
S99143AA-Side Label
SPRO-9081-99143Side A
SPRO-9082-99143Side B
S45-99143A-Side Label
S45-99138B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | Capitol Records CP-1227First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1984 | Australia | Capitol Records CP-1227First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Canada | Capitol Records V-75059First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Capitol Records B-5326First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Capitol Records B-5326First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Europe | Capitol Records 1A 006-2001117First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | France | Capitol Records 1549126First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | Italy | Capitol Records 06 2001117First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Italy | Capitol Records 06 2001117First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1984 | Peru | Capitol Records 01.03.100091First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Peru | Capitol Records 01.03.2229First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Philippines | Capitol Records CAP-45-664First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | South Africa | Capitol Records JCL 765First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Spain | Capitol Records 006 20 0111 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Spain | Capitol Records 006 20 0111 7 / Capitol Records 006-2001117First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
22 vinyl pressings of Give are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, Japan, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Capitol Records V-8582.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V-8582, B-5326, SPRO-9081, P-B-5326) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V-8582-99143B Z2 ❀ · —◁ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF and V̶-̶8̶5̶8̶2̶-̶9̶9̶1̶3̶8̶ Z2 ❀ V-8582-99138-Z2 · —◁ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. 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.
