Vinyl pressings
by René & Angela · 1985
I'll Be Good was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1985, 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.
5-278-30 884009-72-58191-PRC-R ❀ -A-1 - 1 - 1 Q MAXA-Side runout
884009-72-58474-PRC-R ⁀⁀ ⁀⁀ B-1-1-1 QB-Side runout
2-58191A-Side Label
2-58474B-Side Label
2-58489Side A Label
2-58506Side B Label
884009-72-58191 BW [flower] MAXA-Side Runout Etching
884009-72-58474-BW [birds]B-Side Runout Etching
2-58191A-Side Label
2-58474B-Side Label
C- ᐉ 884-009-1-REV-2-58489-HRMSide A runout
C- ᐉ 884-009-1-BS-HRMSide B runout
2-58489Side A Label
2-58506Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australasia | Mercury 884 190-1First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Canada | Mercury MSX 76238First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Canada | Mercury MS 76238First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Europe | Mercury 884 190-1First year12" | 12" |
| 1985 | France | Mercury 884 190-1First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | France | Club JAB 18First year7" | 7" |
| 1985 | France | Mercury 884 009-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Germany | Mercury 884 190-1First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1985 | Ireland | Mercury JAB 18First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Netherlands | Mercury 884 009-7First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1985 | South Africa | Mercury SV 0143First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1985 | UK | Club JABXR 18First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | UK | Club JABX 18 / Club 884 055-1First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | UK | Club JAB 18First year7" | 7" |
| 1985 | UK | Club JABX 182First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Dance Soul Classics DSC 09112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Dance Soul Classics DSC 09112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
33 vinyl pressings of I'll Be Good are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1985 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Australasia, Canada and more. One of them is Mercury 884 009-7, released August 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 884 009-7, 884 009-1, 884-009, 884 009-1 DJ) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5-278-30 884009-72-58191-PRC-R ❀ -A-1 - 1 - 1 Q MAX and 884009-72-58474-PRC-R ⁀⁀ ⁀⁀ B-1-1-1 Q. 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.
