Vinyl pressings
by Robert Gordon · 1981
Someday, Someway 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.
10 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 5 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-12239-A-1 MASTERDISK HW I A1Runout A side
PB-12239-B-1 I A1Runout B side
PB-12239-ALabel A side
PB-12239-BLabel B side
PB-12239-A-3 MASTERDISK HW 264001Runout, side A
PB-12239-B-3Runout. side B
PB-12239-ALabel, side A
PB-12239-BLabel, side B
PB-12239-ALabel A
PB-12239-CLabel B
PB-12239-ALabel A side
PB-12239-BLabel B side
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 | RCA Victor 103849First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Canada | RCA PB-12239First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 103849First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Spain | RCA PB 2239First year7", 45 RPM, White Label, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, White Label, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Spain | RCA PB-2239 / RCA Victor PB-2239First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Spain | RCA PB-2239First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | US | RCA PB 12239First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | RCA JH-12239 / RCA (PB-12239)First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | RCA JD 12251First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | RCA PB 12239First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Someday, Someway are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and more. One of them is RCA PB 12239.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PB 12239, JH-12239, JD 12251, 103849) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PB-12239-A-1 MASTERDISK HW I A1 and PB-12239-B-1 I A1. 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.
