Vinyl pressings
by Raww · 1986
Don't You Try It was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. 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 1986, 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.
EMDS-6567-A-RE HERbIE JR :)Etchings side A runout
EMDS-6567-B HERbIE JR :)Etchings side B runout
MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORKStamped both sides runout
DEBTX 3009-A1 1 MT. DAMONT A JARunout side A, etched
DEBTX 3009-B1. 1 MT. DAMONT ARunout side B, etched
DEBTX 3009 A*Label side A
DEBTX 3009 B*Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Canada | Power Records EXD 009First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1986 | France | Jonathan ATO 12-27087First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1986 | France | Jonathan ATO 27087First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Germany | Emergency Records 120·19·024First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Netherlands | Injection Disco Dance Label 234.766First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Netherlands | Injection Disco Dance Label 134.766First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Spain | Grind 20.1120First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | UK | Debut Edge Records DEBTX 3009First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Emergency Records EMDS-6567First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | US | Emergency Records EMDS-6567First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | Emergency Records EMDS-656712", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
11 vinyl pressings of Don't You Try It are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Emergency Records EMDS-6567.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMDS-6567, DEBTX 3009, EXD 009, ATO 12-27087) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EMDS-6567-A-RE HERbIE JR :) and EMDS-6567-B HERbIE JR :). 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.
