Vinyl pressings
by Natalie Cole · 1989
Good To Be Back was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 12 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.
SRC E1-1-48902-Z2 1-2 B-35025-Z2 △24748 o-Runout A etched / SRC stamped
o- △24748-X B-35026-Z1 SRC E1-2-48902-Z1 1-2Runout B etched / SRC stamped
['Specialty Records Corporation' logo] E1-1-48902-Z1 1-1Side A
['Specialty Records Corporation' logo] E1-2-48902-Z1 1-1Side B
MTL 1042 A-1-1-1 PenthouseSide A runout
MTL 1042 B-1-1-1 PenthouseSide B runout
MTL 1042ASide A label
MTL 1042BSide B label
SLEM-1637-A 17-VI-89 JEEtched side 1
SLEM-1637-B 19-VI-89 JEEtched side 2
USA 748902ALabel Side A
USA 748902BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australasia | EMI USA 748902First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Brazil | EMI USA 066 748902 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | EMI 064 7 48902 1 / EMI USA 064-7 48902 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Greece | EMI 062 7489021 / EMI USA 062 7489021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Italy | EMI USA 64 7489021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Portugal | Valentim De Carvalho 7899021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | South Africa | EMI USA ST (Y) 7489021First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1989 | Spain | EMI USA 076 748902 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | US | Capitol Records E1-48902LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1989 | US | EMI USA E1-48902First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | US | EMI USA E1-48902LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1989 | Venezuela | EMI EMI-26218First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | EMI USA E1-48902First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | EMI USA E1-48902First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | EMI USA MTL 1042 / EMI USA 74 8902 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Europe | EMI USA 064-7 92933 1 / EMI USA 7 92933 1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | UK | EMI USA MTLX 1042LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Elektra 7559-61115-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of Good To Be Back are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1989 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US, UK, Mexico, Australasia and more. One of them is EMI USA E1-48902, released May 2, 1989.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use E1-48902, MTL 1042, SLEM-1637, USA 748902) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRC E1-1-48902-Z2 1-2 B-35025-Z2 △24748 o- and o- △24748-X B-35026-Z1 SRC E1-2-48902-Z1 1-2. 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.
