Vinyl pressings
by REO Speedwagon · 1988
Here With Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. 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 1988, 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.
ZSS-174242-1B D G1 A2A-Side Runout Etching
ZSS-174243-1B D G2 A7B-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 174242A-side label
ZSS 174243B-side label
XSS-174239-1A G1 A1A-side runout
XSS-174240-1A G1 A2B-side runout
XSS 17239A-side label
XSS 174240B-side label
651646 - 7 - A1 ∴Runout etched side A
651646 - 7 - B1 ∴Runout etched side B
651646 7 A*Label side A
651646 7 B*Label side B
MX251037Side A Label
MX251038Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australia | Epic 651646 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Canada | Epic 34 07901First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Costa Rica | Epic 7045468First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Europe | Epic EPC 651646 7First year7" | 7" |
| 1988 | Spain | Epic EPC 651646-7First year7", Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Spain | Epic EPC 651646 7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1988 | UK | Epic 651646 6First year12" | 12" |
| 1988 | UK | Epic 651646 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Epic 34-07901First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1988 | US | Epic 34-07901First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Epic EAS 1115First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
11 vinyl pressings of Here With Me are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Epic 34-07901.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 34-07901, EAS 1115, 651646 6, 651646 7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS-174242-1B D G1 A2 and ZSS-174243-1B D G2 A7. 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.
