Vinyl pressings
by Rick Springfield · 1981
Jessie's Girl was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 15 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-12201-A-105 ♡POGO ∆107411 MR [artisan]GFSide A Etched
PB-12201-B-105 ∆107411X MRSide B Etched
PB-12201-ASide A Label
PB-12201-BSide B Label
PB-12201-A-3S ♡POGO [artisan]GF 100605[Mirrored]Var. 1: Side A runout
PB-12201-B-12S 100604[Mirrored]Var. 1: Side B runout
PB-12201-A-3S ♡POGO [artisan]GF 100498[mirrored]Var. 2: Side A runout
PB-12201-B-12S 100897[mirrored]Var. 2: Side B runout
I A5 PB-12201-A-1S ♡POGO [artisan]GFA-Side Runout Etching - Variant 1
I A5 PB-12201-B-10SB-Side Runout Etching - Variant 1
I A5 PB-12201-A-3S ♡POGO [artisan]GFA-Side Runout Etching - Variant 2
I A5 PB-12201-B-12SB-SIde Runout Etching - Variant 2
PB-12201-A-4S ♡POGO [artisan]GF R6956Side A runout
PB-12201-B-13S R6957-13SSide B runout
PB-12201-A-3S ♡POGO [artisan]GFSide A runout, variant 2
PB-12201-B-12SSide B runout, variant 2
PB-12201-A-4S ♡POGO [Artisan logo]GFA-side runout, variant 1
P(A,B?)-12201-C-1S ♡POGOB-side runout, variant 1
PB-12201-A-4S ♡POGO [Artisan logo]GF R-6956A-side runout, variant 2
PA-12201-C-1S ♡POGO [Artisan logo] R-6955B-side runout, variant 2
RCA 76 A-1 TU WHOS JESIE BILBO TA1PESide A
RCA 76 B-1 TU BILBO TA1PESide B
RCA 76 A§Label Side A
PB 2201 ALabel Side A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Wizard Records ZS-473First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Australia | Wizard Records ZS-473First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Brazil | RCA 101.4114First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | Canada | RCA PB-12201First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Canada | RCA PB-12201First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Canada | RCA PB-12201First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Ecuador | RCA ECK-201076-1First year7", Single · Colored vinyl | 7", Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1981 | France | RCA Victor PB 2201First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Germany | RCA Victor PB 2201 / RCA PB 2201First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | RCA RPS-40First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Netherlands | RCA PB-2201First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | New Zealand | Wizard Records ZS 473First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Philippines | RCA Victor XFPBO-1003 / RCA Victor PB-12201First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Portugal | RCA PB-2201First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | South Africa | EMI EMIJ 4347First year7", Single | 7", Single |
30 vinyl pressings of Jessie's Girl are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1981 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is RCA PB-12201, released March 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PB-12201, JH-12201, RCA 76, ZS-473) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PB-12201-A-105 ♡POGO ∆107411 MR [artisan]GF and PB-12201-B-105 ∆107411X MR. 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.
