Vinyl pressings
by Peter Cetera · 1986
The Next Time I Fall was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. 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 1986, the album's first year, in 17 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.
SP 7-28597-A-RE1-SR2Etching A side runout, variant 1
7-28597B-SR-1Etching B side runout, variant 1
SP 7-28597-A-RE1-SR2 I - IEtching A side runout, variant 2
7-28597B-SR-1 I - I SRCEtching B side runout, variant 2
SP 7-28597-A-RE1 SR1 1-1 Future DiscRunout A etched
[SRC Logo] 7-28597B-SR-1 1-1Runout B etched, [SRC Logo] stamped
7-28597-ALabel A
7-28597-BLabel B
SP 7-28597-A-RE-1-SR-1
SP 7-28597-A-RE-1-SR-2
W8597 T A //1 V 420 V
W8597 T B //1 V 420 V
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 7-28597 / Full Moon 7-28597First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 85977 / Full Moon 92 85977First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 85977 / Full Moon 92 85977First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 85977 / Full Moon 92 85977First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records 45-80126First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 928 597-7 / Full Moon 928 597-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 920 584-0First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Guatemala | Warner Bros. Records 7-28597First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Honduras | Warner Bros. Records 7-28597First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Ireland | Warner Bros. Records W8597First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Jamaica | Warner Bros. Records 7-28597First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records PRO-162 / Full Moon PRO-162First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1986 | Panama | Warner Bros. Records 7-28597First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Philippines | Warner Bros. Records WB-77-531First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records 1590887First year7", Single | 7", Single |
25 vinyl pressings of The Next Time I Fall are listed here, from 17 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 7-28597, released September 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7-28597, W 8597, W8597T, W 8597 F) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP 7-28597-A-RE1-SR2 and 7-28597B-SR-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.
