Vinyl pressings
by Nu Shooz · 1988
Told U So 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.
9 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.
ST-A-886791-CSide A Runout, variant 1
STA-886792-ASide B Runout, variant 1
ST-A- 886791-C ❀ 1̶-̶2̶ 1-(3 over 2) SRCSide A Runout Etched, (SRC logo) stamped, variant 2
STA- 886792 -A 1-1 SRCSide B Runout Etched, (SRC logo) stamped, variant 2
ST-A-886791-ARSide One Label
ST-A-886792-ARSide Two Label
78-18041 A SP-CAN CR ST-A-886791-C 💮 1-6 DMM <SRC LOGO>Side A runout
78 18041 B DMM CR STA-886792-A 1-3 SP-CAN <SRC LOGO>Side B runout
ST-A-886792Side A label
ST-B-886792Side B label
R/S Alsdorf 781804-1-A 10 HRunout side A
R/S Alsdorf 781804-1-B 10 H DRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australia | Atlantic 81804-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Brazil | Atlantic 670.0115First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Canada | Atlantic 78 18041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | Atlantic 781 804-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Japan | Atlantic P-13656First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Mexico | Atlantic LWA-6727First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic 81804-1 / Atlantic 7 81804-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic 81804-1 / Atlantic 7 81804-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic A1-81804 / Atlantic 7 A1-81804LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Japan | Atlantic P-13656First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Atlantic STA-886791LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
11 vinyl pressings of Told U So are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, Australia, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic 81804-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 81804-1, 670.0115, 78 18041, 781 804-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-886791-C and STA-886792-A. 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.
