UK
August 15, 1988- Label and catalog number
- Jive RTST 4Jive RTST-4
- Format
- 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
RTST 4 A-1 DAMONT TOWNHOUSESide A runout
RTST 4 B-1 DAMONT TOWNHOUSESide B runout
RTS T 4A*Side A label
RTS T 4B*Side B label
Vinyl pressings
by Ruby Turner · 1988
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) 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 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.
RTST 4 A-1 DAMONT TOWNHOUSESide A runout
RTST 4 B-1 DAMONT TOWNHOUSESide B runout
RTS T 4A*Side A label
RTS T 4B*Side B label
RTS ███ - 4 - B¹ TOWNHOUSE DAMONTRunout etched side B
RTS 4A*Label side A
RTS 4B*Label side B
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 | Liberation Records LMD 593First year12" | 12" |
| 1988 | Australia | Jive LS 2025 / Liberation Records LS 2025First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Germany | Jive 6.15156 / Jive 6.15156 ACFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Germany | Jive 6.20947First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | Netherlands | Jive 145.436-5First year12", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | Netherlands | Jive 145.436-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Sweden | Jive RTS-4First year7" | 7" |
| 1988 | Sweden | Jive RTST 412", Maxi-Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Maxi-Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | UK | Jive RTST 4First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | UK | Jive RTST 4 / Jive RTST-4First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | Jive RTS 4First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | UK | Jive RTS R 4First year12", Single | 12", Single |
12 vinyl pressings of Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK, Australia, Germany, Netherlands and more. One of them is Jive RTST 4, released August 15, 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RTST 4, RTS 4, RTS R 4, LMD 593) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RTST 4 A-1 DAMONT TOWNHOUSE and RTST 4 B-1 DAMONT TOWNHOUSE. 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.