Vinyl pressings
by Paula Abdul · 1988
Forever Your Girl 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.
3 pressings came out in 1988, 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.
[SRC logo] ST DM 56821 56822-3 1-1Side A runout etched; [SRC logo] stamped
[SRC logo] ST DM 56823-56571-55283-1 1-1Side B runout etched; [SRC logo] stamped
ST-DM-56821/56822-SPLabel Side A
ST-DM-56823/56571/52283-SPLabel 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 | Mexico | Virgin SEC-729First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Virgin DMD 1300First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1988 | USA & Canada | Virgin S7-18877 / CEMA Special Markets S7-18877First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Stereo |
| 1989 | Australasia | Virgin SRNT 112 / Siren SRNT 11212", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Australasia | Virgin SRN 112 / Siren SRN 1127", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Brazil | EMI 9951 17412", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Canada | Virgin JUKE 94817", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Canada | Virgin VS1481 / Virgin VS 14817", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Europe | Virgin 112 244 / Virgin 112 244-1007", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Siren 612 244 / Virgin 612 24412", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Virgin 612 244 / Siren 612 24412", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Germany | Virgin 612 516-21312", Single | 12", Single |
| 1989 | Germany | Virgin 612 516-21312", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1989 | Philippines | Virgin VAE-89-201112", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1989 | UK | Siren SRNX 11212", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
31 vinyl pressings of Forever Your Girl are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, USA & Canada, Mexico. One of them is Virgin DMD 1300.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DMD 1300, S7-18877, SEC-729) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [SRC logo] ST DM 56821 56822-3 1-1 and [SRC logo] ST DM 56823-56571-55283-1 1-1. 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.
