Vinyl pressings
by New Kids On The Block · 1989
This One's For The Children 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.
4 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 4 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-73064-A-1A G1 MP A2Runout, Side A, Etched
ZSS-73064-B-1A D G1 MPA2 MASTERDISKRunout, Side B, Etched
ZSS 73064ALabel Side A
ZSS 73064BLabel Side B
MX253029Side A Label
MX253030Side 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 655458 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Costa Rica | CBS 7655458First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Mexico | CBS PR-95119First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1989 | US | Columbia 38-73064First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Europe | CBS 656349 7 / CBS CBS 656349 77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Europe | CBS 656349 6 / CBS CBS 656349 612", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1990 | Spain | CBS CBS 656349 612", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | Spain | CBS ARIC 25617", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | UK | CBS BLOCK T912", Single | 12", Single |
| 1990 | UK | CBS BLOCK 97", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | UK | CBS BLOCK Q97", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1990 | UK | CBS BLOCK 97", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1991 | UK | CBS BLOCK P9 / CBS BLOCK 97", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia 13-739397", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Collectables 13-739397", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of This One's For The Children are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1989 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US, Australia, Costa Rica, Mexico. One of them is Columbia 38-73064.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 38-73064, 655458 7, 7655458, PR-95119) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS-73064-A-1A G1 MP A2 and ZSS-73064-B-1A D G1 MPA2 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.
