Vinyl pressings
by New Kids On The Block · 1989
Cover Girl 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.
3 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 2 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.
ZSS-69088A-1B G1 A4 [Masterdisk]Runout, Side A, Etched / [stamped], Variant 1
ZSS-69088B-1E G1 A4Runout, Side B, Etched, Variant 1
ZSS-69088A-1B G1 A6 [Masterdisk]Runout, Side A, Etched / [stamped], Variant 2
ZSS-69088B- 1E G1 H (MP)Runout, Side B, Etched, Variant 2
MX252853Side A Label
MX252854Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australia | CBS 655342 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | US | Columbia 38-69088First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1989 | US | Columbia 38-69088First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Europe | CBS 655838 612", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1990 | Europe | CBS 655838 77", Single | 7", Single |
| 1990 | Japan | CBS/Sony XDSP 931257", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | Philippines | CBS QCL45-103247", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Scandinavia | CBS KIDS 17", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | UK | CBS BLOCK T512", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | UK | CBS BLOCK 57", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | UK | CBS BLOCK Q57", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1990 | UK | CBS BLOCK Q5 / CBS BLOCK 57", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1990 | UK | CBS BLOCK 57", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | UK | CBS BLOCK 5 / CBS BLOCK Q57", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | UK | CBS BLOCK 57", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | UK | CBS BLOCK P57", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc · Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Collectables 13-739407", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Collectables 13-73940 / Columbia 13-739407", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of Cover Girl are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1989 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US, Australia. One of them is Columbia 38-69088.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 38-69088, 655342 7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS-69088A-1B G1 A4 [Masterdisk] and ZSS-69088B-1E G1 A4. 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.
