Vinyl pressings
by New Kids On The Block · 1988
Please Don't Go Girl 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.
14 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 7 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.
XSS-177584-1A G1 MASTERDISKRunout, side A
XSS-177585-1AA G1 MASTERDISKRunout, side B
XSS 177584Center label, side A
XSS 177585Center label, side B
ZSS 177582-1A E G1 MASTERDISKA side runout
ZSS-177583-1D E G1 E 15B side runout
ZSS 177582Label Matrix - Side A
ZSS 177583Label Matrix - Side B
ZSS-177582-1A D G1 MasterdiskEtched Both Sides
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 | CBS 652992 7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Canada | Columbia 38 07700First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Europe | CBS 652992-7 / CBS CBS 652992 7First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1988 | Philippines | CBS QCL45-10244First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Spain | CBS CBS 652992 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Spain | CBS CBS 652992 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1988 | UK | CBS 652992 6First year12", Single, White Label | 12", Single, White Label |
| 1988 | US | Columbia 44 07569 / Columbia 44-07569First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1988 | US | Columbia 38-07700First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1988 | US | Columbia 44 07569First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Columbia 38-07700First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Columbia 7464-07569-1First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | UK | CBS 652992 6First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| 1988 | UK | CBS 652992 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Collectables 13-737957", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Please Don't Go Girl are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 44 07569.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 44 07569, 38-07700, 7464-07569-1, 652992 6) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSS-177584-1A G1 MASTERDISK and XSS-177585-1AA G1 MASTERDISK. 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.
