Vinyl pressings
by Paul Young · 1984
I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 11 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.
01-4792-2A-1 B NLRunout A, variant 1
01-4792-2B-1 B NLRunout B, variant 1
01-4792-1A-1 A NLRunout A, variant 2
01-4792-2B-1 A NLRunout B, variant 2
11-4792-1A-1 ARunout side A
11-4792-1B-1 ARunout side B
11-004792-1Label side A
11-004792-2Label side B
Λ TA 4786-A1 timtom-cbsRunout side A, variant 1
TA 4786-B1Runout side B, variant 1
Λ TA 4786∙A∙1 timtom:cbsRunout side A, variant 2
C TA 4786∙B3Runout side B, variant 2
A4786 A1 timtom-cbsEtched side A
A4786 B1 TY DEtched side B
WA+4786+ASide A, runout
WA+4786+B ORLAKESide B, runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | CBS BA 12103First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | Australia | CBS BA 223235First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Australia | CBS BA 223235First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Australia | CBS BA 12103First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Australia | CBS BA 12103First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1984 | Europe | CBS CBSA 4792 / CBS A-4792First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | CBS CBSA 12.4792 / CBS A 12.4792First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Germany | CBS A 4792First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Hong Kong | CBS CSA 1004First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Ireland | CBS CBS A 4786First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Italy | CBS CBS A 4792First year7" | 7" |
| 1984 | Italy | CBS CBS A 4792First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Japan | Epic 12・3P-638First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | New Zealand | CBS BA 12103First year12" | 12" |
| 1984 | New Zealand | CBS BA223235First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
42 vinyl pressings of I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1984 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in Europe, UK, Australia, Germany and more. One of them is CBS CBSA 4792.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBSA 4792, CBSA 12.4792, TA 4786, A 4786) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01-4792-2A-1 B NL and 01-4792-2B-1 B NL. 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.
