Vinyl pressings
by Raquel Welch · 1987
This Girl's Back In Town 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.
11 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 7 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.
XSS176359 1ADMM G2 STERLING DMM-SR C2Etched, Side A Runout
XSS176360 1ADMM G1 STERLING DMM SR A6Etched, Side B Runout
XSS 176359Side A Label Matrix No.
XSS 176360Side A Label Matrix No.
ZSS 176379-1A DMM G4 STERLING DMM A2Side A runout
ZSS 176379-1A DMM G4 STERLING DMM A3Side B runout
12CXP-07477-A XSS-176359 1A2HZ: DM-2Side A runout
12CXP-07477-B XSS-176360 1B2HZ: DM-3Side B runout
XSS 176359Side A label in parentheses
XSS 176360Side B label in parentheses
01 651241 1A1Side 1
01 651241 1B1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Canada | Columbia 12CXP 07477First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1987 | Canada | Columbia 38 07622First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Europe | CBS CBS 651241 7First year7" | 7" |
| 1987 | Europe | CBS CBS 651241 6First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Greece | CBS CBS 651241-6First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | Netherlands | CBS 651241 6First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | Portugal | CBS CBS 651241 7First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1987 | Spain | CBS CBS 651241 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Spain | CBS CBS 651241 6First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Columbia 44 07477First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1987 | US | Columbia 38-07622First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
11 vinyl pressings of This Girl's Back In Town are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, Canada, Europe, Greece and more. One of them is Columbia 44 07477.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 44 07477, 38-07622, 12CXP 07477, 38 07622) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSS176359 1ADMM G2 STERLING DMM-SR C2 and XSS176360 1ADMM G1 STERLING DMM SR A6. 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.
