Vinyl pressings
by Ruby Turner · 1986
Women Hold Up Half The Sky was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 8 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.
HIP-36-A 1 MT DAMONT ƱTOPIA AFSide A runout variant 1
HIP-36-B 1 MT DAMONT AESide B runout variant 1
HIP-36-A 1 MT. DAMONT ƱTOPIA AHSide A runout variant 2
HIP-36-B 1 MT. DAMONT AKSide B runout variant 2
HIP-36-A MT DAMONT toPIASide A Etched
HIP-36-B MT DAMONTSide B Etched
JIVE R 118-A1 MT1 Bilbo Tape one DAMONTSide C Etched
JIVE R 118-A1 MT Bilbo Tape one DAMONTSide D etched
1006-1-J ARunout A
1006-1-J BRunout B
1006-1-JLabel A & B
1006-1-J-ALabel A, in parentheses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Canada | Jive 1006-1-JFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Germany | Jive 6.26385 / Jive 6.26385 APFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Germany | Jive NL 74285First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Germany | Jive ZL 71192First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | Jive ALI-28021 / Alfa ALI-28021First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Japan | Jive ALI-28021 / Alfa ALI-28021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Netherlands | Jive 656.086First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | New Zealand | Jive RML 53228First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Sweden | Jive HIP-36 / Jive HIP 36First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | Jive HIP 36First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | UK | Jive HIP 36 / Jive JIVE R 118First yearLP, 12", 45 RPM, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, 12", 45 RPM, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1986 | US | Jive 1006-1-JFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of Women Hold Up Half The Sky are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK, US, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Jive HIP 36.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HIP 36, 1006-1-J, 6.26385, NL 74285) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HIP-36-A 1 MT DAMONT ƱTOPIA AF and HIP-36-B 1 MT DAMONT AE. 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.
