Vinyl pressings
by Morrissey · 1988
Suedehead 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.
35 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 15 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.
12POP 1618 A-1U-1-2- "DREAMS...ARE JUST...DREAMS"Runout side A, variant 1
12POP 1618 B-1U-1-1-Runout side B, variant 1
12POP 1618 A-1U-1-3- "DREAMS...ARE JUST...DREAMS"Runout side A, variant 2
TY1 12POP 1618 B-1U-1-1-Runout side B, variant 2
POP 1618 A-1U-1-2 "DREAMS...ARE JUST...DREAMS"Runout side A, variant 1
POP 1618 B-1U-1-1 TY1Runout side B, variant 1
POP 1618 A-1U-1-3 "DREAMS...ARE JUST...DREAMS"Runout side A, variant 2
POP 1618 B-1U-1-2 TY1Runout side B, variant 2
POP 1618ASide A Label
POP 1618BSide B Label
POP 1618 A-1U-1-1- "DREAMS . . . ARE JUST . . . DREAMS"
POP 1618 B-1U-1-3 TY1
POP 1618 A-1U-1-3 "DREAMS...ARE JUST...DREAMS"Runout A, variant 1
POP 1618 B-1U-1-3 TY1Runout B, variant 1
12POP 1618 A-1U-1-11 "DREAMS...ARE JUST...DREAMS"Runout A, variant 2
TY1 12POP 1618 B-1U-1-11 TY1Runout B, variant 2
DREAMS...ARE JUST...DREAMSEtched Side A
12POP 1618 A-1U-1-2-Stamped Side A
12POP 1618 B-2U-1-1-Stamped Side B
12POP 1618 A-1U-1-1⇀ 1H "DREAMS...ARE JUST...DREAMS"Side A runout
12POP 1618 B-1U-1-1⇀ TY1Side B runout
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 | EMI EMI 2059First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1988 | Australia | EMI EMI 2059First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Brazil | Parlophone 9951 077First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Canada | Sire 92 79077 / Reprise Records 92 79077First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Canada | Sire 92 79077 / Reprise Records 92 79077First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Europe | His Master's Voice 1C K 060-20 2384 6 / His Master's Voice 20 2384 6First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Europe | His Master's Voice 20238377", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | France | His Master's Voice 2023837First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Greece | His Master's Voice 052 2023846First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Italy | His Master's Voice 14 2023846First year12", Single, 45 RPM | 12", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Italy | His Master's Voice 06 2023837First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Japan | EMI PRP-1275First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Portugal | His Master's Voice 2023837First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Portugal | His Master's Voice 20 2383-77", Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 7", Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1988 | South Africa | EMI Music (South Africa) PS 100First year7", Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
41 vinyl pressings of Suedehead are listed here, from 15 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK, US, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is His Master's Voice 12POP 1618, released February 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 12POP 1618, POP 1618, 12POPDJ 1618, 7-27907) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 12POP 1618 A-1U-1-2- "DREAMS...ARE JUST...DREAMS" and 12POP 1618 B-1U-1-1-. 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.
