Vinyl pressings
by Phoebe Snow · 1989
Something Real was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. 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 1989, 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-60852-A - DMM - 1 MASTERDISK DMM 1-1Side A runout
ST-E-60852BDMM - 1 1-2 MASTERDISK DMM H PSide B runout
ST-E-60852-A-SPLabel side A
ST-E-60852-B-SPLabel side B
ST-E-60852-A-ARA label
ST-E-60852-B-ARB label
ST-E-60852-A DMM-1 MASTERDISK 1-1Side A runout etched
ST-E-MM-1 1-2 MASTERDISK DMM H PSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australia | Elektra 60852-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | Elektra 96 08521First yearLP | LP |
| 1989 | Canada | Elektra E1 60852LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1989 | Europe | Elektra 960 852-1 / Elektra EKT 56First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | Elektra 960 852-1 / Elektra EKT 56First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | Elektra EKT 56First yearLP | LP |
| 1989 | US | Elektra 60852-1 / Elektra 9 60852-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Elektra 60852-1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | US | Elektra 60852-1LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1989 | US | Elektra EKC 6173First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Elektra 60852-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Elektra 60852-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of Something Real are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Elektra 60852-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 60852-1, EKC 6173, EKT 56, 96 08521) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-E-60852-A - DMM - 1 MASTERDISK DMM 1-1 and ST-E-60852BDMM - 1 1-2 MASTERDISK DMM H P. 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.
