Vinyl pressings
by Paul Carrack · 1987
One Good Reason was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 3 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.
STERLINGRunout [stamped] both sides
VS 4 43204 A cc1 GIRunout [etched] side A
VS4 43204 B cc2 GIRunout [etched] side B
VS4 43204 ALabel side A
VS 4 43204 A ES 1 emw STERLINGRunout etched both sides
DMX-69883 uRA 3:19Side A Runout, Hand-Etched
AMX-69884 uRA 3:34Side B Runout, Hand-Etched
MX-69883Side A Label
MX-69884Side B Label
CHS -43204-ARunout [etched] side A
CHS -43204-BRunout [etched] 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australia | Chrysalis K-517First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1987 | Australia | Chrysalis K-517First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1987 | Australia | Chrysalis K-517First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Canada | Chrysalis 43204First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Canada | Chrysalis 43204First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | US | Chrysalis VS4 43204First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Chrysalis VS4 43204First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Australia | Chrysalis X 1331212", Single, 45 RPM | 12", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Australia | Chrysalis12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1988 | Europe | Chrysalis 109 8037", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Italy | Chrysalis CHS 4727", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Italy | Chrysalis CHS 4727", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Chrysalis VAS 101312", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1988 | Japan | Chrysalis RP07-20287", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
14 vinyl pressings of One Good Reason are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1987 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, Australia, Canada. One of them is Chrysalis VS4 43204.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VS4 43204, K-517, 43204) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STERLING and VS 4 43204 A cc1 GI. 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.
