Vinyl pressings
by Phil Collins · 1983
I Don't Care Anymore was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 10 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-A-442 27-2 @GP 1-1 SRCRun-out A, etched (SRC stamp)
ST-A - 43646-2 @GP 1-1 SRCRun-out B, etched (SRC stamp)
ST-A-44227-SPLabel A
ST-A-43646-SPLabel B
ST-A-44227-3 ef 9P [Allied machine stamped logo] R-10714-3 SLM △ 3616 1-1Side A Runout, Etched
ST-A-43646-3 ef mP [Allied machine stamped logo] R-10685-3 SLM △ 3572 1-1Side B Runout, Etched
ST-A-44227-ARLabel Matrix - Side A
ST-A-43646-ARLabel Matrix - Side B
ST-A 44227-2 @T GP 1-1 SRCRunout both sides
ST-A-44227-SPLabel both sides
ST-A 44227-3 @T GP [Allied 'ɑ' Logo] R-10714-3 SLM Δ36161-1Runout both sides
ST-A-44227-ARLabel both sides
2599387 A 10C1 K.GSide A
2599387 B 10C1 K.GSide B
R/S Alsdorf WEA 25 - 9935-0 A-1 RME 76Runout side 1 - variant 1
R/S Alsdorf WEA 25 - 9935-0-B-1 RME 76Runout side 2 - variant 1
R/S Alsdorf WEA 25 - 9935-0 A-1 RME 77Runout side 1 - variant 2
R/S Alsdorf WEA 25 - 9935-0-B-1 RME 75Runout side 2 - variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | WEA 7-259938First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Canada | Atlantic 78 98777First year7" | 7" |
| 1983 | Canada | Atlantic 78 98777First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | New Zealand | WEA 2599387First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Spain | WEA 25 9938-7First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | Spain | WEA 25 9938-7First year7", Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Atlantic 7-89877First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | US | Atlantic 7-89877First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Atlantic 7-89877First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Atlantic 7-89877First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Benelux | WEA 2 59938-7 / WEA 25.9938-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Europe | WEA 25-9935-0First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1983 | Germany | WEA 25-9938-7 / WEA 2 59938-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Netherlands | WEA 25.9935-0First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1983 | Scandinavia | WEA 25-9938-7 / WEA 2 59938-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
15 vinyl pressings of I Don't Care Anymore are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, Benelux, Europe, Germany and more. One of them is Atlantic 7-89877, released February 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7-89877, 2 59938-7, 25-9935-0, 25-9938-7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-442 27-2 @GP 1-1 SRC and ST-A - 43646-2 @GP 1-1 SRC. 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.
