Vinyl pressings
by Oingo Boingo · 1983
Good For Your Soul was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1983, 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.
MR ∆26179 A+M SP04959A-M1Runout Side A, etched
MR ∆ 26179X A+M SP04959B-M2Runout Side B, etched
SP-04959-ALabel Side A
SP-04959-ALabel Side B
A&M SP04959A-RCA1 ^ IRunout side A
A&M SP04959B-RCA1 ^IRunout side B
SP-04959-ALabel side A
SP-04959-BLabel side B
A&M SP04959A-ES2 EMWRunout Side A, etched
A&M SP04959B-ES2 EMWRunout Side B, etched
A&M SP04959A-ES1 EMWRunout Side A, etched, variant 2
A&M SP04959B-ES2 EMWRunout Side B, etched, variant 2
NL 19-AdM SP04959A²-G2-INT [trumpet] ASide A runout, etched
NL 19-AdM SP04959B²-G2-INT [trumpet] ASide B runout, etched
19-64959-20-1 SP 04959-aSide A label
19-64959-20-2 SP 04959-bSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64959 / I.R.S. Records AMLH 64959First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | A&M Records SP-3252 / I.R.S. Records SP-3252LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | A&M Records SP-4959 / I.R.S. Records SP-4959First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | A&M Records SP-4959 / I.R.S. Records SP-4959First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | A&M Records SP-4959 / I.R.S. Records SP-4959First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | A&M Records SP-4959 / I.R.S. Records SP-4959First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Rubellan Remasters RUBY23LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2021 | US | Rubellan Remasters RUBY23LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Rubellan Remasters RUBY23LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Rubellan Remasters RUBY23LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Rubellan Remasters RUBY23LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Rubellan Remasters RUBY23LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Rubellan Remasters RUBY23LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-3252LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of Good For Your Soul are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1983 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, Europe. One of them is A&M Records SP-4959, released July 26, 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-4959, AMLH 64959) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MR ∆26179 A+M SP04959A-M1 and MR ∆ 26179X A+M SP04959B-M2. 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.
