Vinyl pressings
by Pearl Harbour · 1980
Don't Follow Me, I'm Lost Too was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. 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 1980, the album's first year, in 6 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.
BSK-1-3515 RE1 LW1 ✲ ✲Runout A, variant 1
BSK-2-3515 RE1 LW1 ✲ ✲Runout B, variant 1
BSK-1-3515 RE1 LW1 . 1 ✲ ✲Runout A, variant 2
BSK-2-3515 RE1 LW1 . 1 ✲ ✲Runout B, variant 2
BSK-1-3515 RE1 WW1 . ─◁Etched Side A
BSK-2-3515 RE1 WW1 #2 . ─◁Etched Side B
BSK-1-3515 RE1 JW1#1 0Runout A
BSK-2-3515 RE1 JW1#3 0Runout B
K 56885 A-2 W6 KD TimTom-cbs
K 56885 B-2 W6 KD TY-cbs
W-5 K 56885 A2 TimTom-cbsEtched A-side
K 56885 - B-2 W-6 KD TY-cbsEtched B-side
D MX197391 BSK3515-1Side 1
D MX197392 BSK3515-2Side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3515First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records XBS 3515First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10988WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10988WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records WAR 56885First yearLP | LP |
| 1980 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56885 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3515First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56885 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3515First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3515First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3515First yearLP | LP |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3515First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3515LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 885LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 885 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3515LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Canada | Liberation Hall LIB-5169LP, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56885 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3515LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 885 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3515LP, Album | LP, Album |
16 vinyl pressings of Don't Follow Me, I'm Lost Too are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1980 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BSK 3515.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSK 3515, K 56885, XBS 3515, P-10988W) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BSK-1-3515 RE1 LW1 ✲ ✲ and BSK-2-3515 RE1 LW1 ✲ ✲. 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.
