Vinyl pressings
by Rick Springfield · 1984
Don't Walk Away was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1984, 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.
PB-13813-A-1s [Artisan] Congrats MR.EDD+BARBARA JEAN I Λ1Runout A etched (Artisan I Λ1 stamps)
PB-13813-B-1s I Λ2Runout B etched ( I Λ2 stamps)
MR △109683 PB-13813-A-6S [Artisan logo] "Congrats MR EDD + BARBARA JEANSide A Etched Except [Artisan logo] Stamped
MR △109683X PB-13813-B-6SSide B Etched
PB-13813-ASide A Label
PB-13813-BSide B Label
PB-13813-Alabel (both sides)
Congrats MR EDD + BARBARA JEAN JD-13815-A-1s A1Runout (Hand Etched, except A1) Side A
JD-13815-B-1s A1BRunout (Hand Etched, except A1) Side B
RPS-143-AA label
RPS-143-BB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | RCA Victor 104312First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | RCA PB-13813First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1984 | Germany | RCA PB 3861First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Germany | RCA Victor PB 3813 / RCA PB 3813First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Germany | RCA Victor PC 60172First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | New Zealand | RCA 104312First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Peru | RCA 01.44.100272First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | RCA PB-13813 / RCA JK-13813First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | RCA JK-13813First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | RCA JD-13815First yearSingle, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, White Label, 12", Stereo · Promo | Single, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, White Label, 12", Stereo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | RCA PB-13813First year7", Single, Styrene | 7", Single, Styrene |
| 1984 | US | RCA PB-13813First year7", Single, Styrene | 7", Single, Styrene |
| 1984 | Japan | RCA RPS-143First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1984 | Japan | RCA RPS-143First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Don't Walk Away are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, Japan, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA PB-13813, released May 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PB-13813, JK-13813, JD-13815, RPS-143) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PB-13813-A-1s [Artisan] Congrats MR.EDD+BARBARA JEAN I Λ1 and PB-13813-B-1s I Λ2. 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.
