Vinyl pressings
by Promise Circle · 1987
Be Mine Tonight was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. 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 1987, 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.
ST - DM - 52153 - 52154 - 1 I-I SRCA-Side Runout
ST - DM - 52155 - 52156 - 1 I-I ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. SRCB-Side Runout
ST-DM-52153/52154-SPA-Side Label
ST-DM-52155/52156-SPB-Side Label
SIDE A HAL-1226-A 'FULLLERSOUND' NFRunout A Side Etched & Stamped
HAL-1226-B BUSTA 'FULLLERSOUND' NFRunout B Side Etched & Stamped
ST-A-52151-1 SRC 1-1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Runout side A, etched, except [SRC logo ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.] stamped
ST-A-52152-1 SRC 1-1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Runout side B, etched, except [SRC logo ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.] stamped
ST-A-52151-SPLabel side-A
ST-A-52152-SPLabel side-B
ST-DM-52153-52154-1A Side Label
ST-DM-52155-52156-1B Side Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | US | Atlantic 0-86675First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1987 | US | Atlantic DMD 1071First year12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1987 | US | The Summer Records HAL-1226First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1987 | US | Atlantic 7-89219First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | US | Atlantic 7-89219First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | US | The Summer Records HAL-1226First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1987 | US | Atlantic 0-86675First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1987 | US | The Summer Records HAL-1226First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1987 | US | Atlantic DMD 1071First year12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1987 | Venezuela | Rodven Discos 3196First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1988 | Ecuador | Atlantic 0-8667512", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
11 vinyl pressings of Be Mine Tonight are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1987 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, Venezuela. One of them is Atlantic 0-86675.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0-86675, HAL-1226, 7-89219, DMD 1071) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST - DM - 52153 - 52154 - 1 I-I SRC and ST - DM - 52155 - 52156 - 1 I-I ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. 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.
