Vinyl pressings
by Roxette · 1989
The Look was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
42 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 18 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.
1363337 A Audiodisc 881109 PD POLAREtched side A runout
1363337 B Audiodisc 881109 PD POLAREtched side B runout
1363336 A Audiodisc 881127 PD-POLARRunout side A, etched, variant 1
1363336 B 01Audiodisc 881127 PD-POLARRunout side B, etched, variant 1
1363336 A Audiodisc 881127 PD-POLARRunout side A, etched, variant 2
1363336 B Audiodisc 881127 PD-POLARRunout side B, etched, variant 2
1363337 A Audiodisc 881109 PD-POLARRunout side A
1363337 B Audiodisc 881109 PD-POLARRunout side B
1363336 A Audiodisc 881127 PD-POLARRunout side A, etched
1363336 B 01Audiodisc 881127 PD-POLARRunout side B, etched
1363337 ARunout side A
1363337 BRunout side B
Audiodisc 881109 PD-POLARRunout both sides
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Argentina | EMI 56349First year12", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1989 | Australasia | Parlophone ED 408First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1989 | Canada | EMI USA B-50190 / EMI USA MIC 11041First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Ecuador | EMI 103-0331First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1989 | Ecuador | EMI 103-0331First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | EMI 006-13 6333 7 / EMI Electrola 006-13 6333 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Parlophone 060-13 6350 6 / EMI 060-13 6350 6First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1989 | Europe | EMI 1363337First year7", 45 RPM, Advance, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Advance, Single |
| 1989 | France | EMI 1363337 / Wanted 1363337First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | France | EMI 1363336 / Wanted 1363336First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Guatemala | EMI 4850First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Italy | Parlophone 14 1363336First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Italy | Parlophone 06 1363337First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Japan | EMI PRP-1362First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Mexico | EMI USA SEC-693First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Sweden | Parlophone 50541961478157", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
44 vinyl pressings of The Look are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1989 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in Sweden, US, UK, Australia and more. One of them is Parlophone 1363337, released January 1989.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1363337, 1363336, 136 3337, B-50190) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1363337 A Audiodisc 881109 PD POLAR and 1363337 B Audiodisc 881109 PD POLAR. 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.
