Vinyl pressings
by Peabo Bryson · 1987
Without You 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.
10 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 5 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-E-69426A-2 Q R-19333-2 △18955 1-1A-Side Runout Etching
ST-E-69426B-2 Q R-19340-B2 △18955-X 1-1B-Side Runout Etching
ST-E-69426-A-ARA-Side Label
ST-E-69426-B-ARB-Side Label
SIDE A ST-E69426-I SRC
SIDE B ST-E-69426B-I I-I ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. SRC
STE - 69426C-1 \ - / SRCRunout etched side A
SRC ST-E ■■■■ 69426A-1Runout etched side B
* EKR-66(T)A² * DAMONT BSide A runout etched
* EKR-66(T)B² * DAMONT ASide B runout etched
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 | Canada | Elektra 96 94267First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Canada | Elektra 96 94267First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Japan | Elektra P-2360First year7", Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1987 | Philippines | Elektra ER-136 / Elektra 7-69426First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | UK | Elektra EKR 66T / Elektra 966 778-0First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | UK | Elektra EKR 66 / Elektra 969 419-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | US | Elektra ED 5275First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | US | Elektra 7-69426First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Elektra 7-69426First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1987 | US | Elektra 7-69426First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of Without You are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, Canada, Philippines and more. One of them is Elektra 7-69426.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7-69426, ED 5275, EKR 66T, EKR 66) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-E-69426A-2 Q R-19333-2 △18955 1-1 and ST-E-69426B-2 Q R-19340-B2 △18955-X 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.
