Vinyl pressings
by Peter Gabriel · 1980
I Don't Remember 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.
7 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 2 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.
CEP-303-A SnB-Al QSide A runout, variant 1
CEP-303-A SnB-Al QSide B runout, variant 1
CEP-303-A 34 SnB Al QSide A runout, variant 2
CEP-303-B 36 ̶3̶6̶ SnB Al QSide B runout, variant 2
CA 3602.AS SNB-JPSide A runout etched
CA 3602.BS SNB-JPSide B runout etched
CA 3602-ASSide A label
CA 3602-BSSide B label
CEP-303-A SnB Al QSide A runout
CEP-303-B SnB Al QSide B runout
76086-56026.S.SHI 86OPP STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
76086-56197-S-P2SH (OVERSTAMPED) 08OPP STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
76086-56026-SH 98910 STERLINGSide A runout, variant 2
76086-56197-S- P̶R̶ SH 98909 STERLINGSide B runout, variant 2
56026A label
56197B label
P MK-157-A-CP1 2̷-̷5̷6̷0̷2̷6̷-̷C̷P̷1̷ STERLING ASide A runout
P MK-157-B-CP 2̷-̷5̷6̷0̷2̷8̷-̷C̷P̷ STERLING RL.Side B runout
MK 157ALabel side A
MK 157BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Charisma CEP 303First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1980 | Canada | Charisma CA 3602First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Charisma CEP 303First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Misprint · Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Misprint · Limited |
| 1980 | US | Mercury MK 157First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Mercury 76086First year7", Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Mercury 76086First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | US | Mercury 76086First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Mercury 760867", Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 7", Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Charisma 6000 6617", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Charisma CEP 30312", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
10 vinyl pressings of I Don't Remember are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in Canada, US. One of them is Charisma CEP 303.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CEP 303, CA 3602, 76086, MK 157) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CEP-303-A SnB-Al Q and CEP-303-A SnB-Al Q. 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.
