Vinyl pressings
by Second Image · 1983
Don't You was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 2 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.
MCA 848 A2 C D [lyre symbol TOPIA]Runout side A, etched, except [C D] stamped
MCA 848 B2 D [lyre symbol TOPIA]Runout side A, etched, except [D] stamped
MCA 848 ALabel side-A
MCA 848 BLabel side-B
MCAT 848 A2Runout side A variant 1
MCAT 848 B2Runout side B variant 1
MCAT 848 A2 1 5 Λ UTOPIARunout side A variant 2
M CAT 848 B2. 1 0 Λ UTOPIARunout side B variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | UK | MCA Records MCA 848First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | MCA Records MCA-52597First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | UK | MCA Records MCA 848First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | UK | MCA Records MCAT 848First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1984 | Canada | MCA Records MCA 2350112", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1985 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-525977", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-2355712", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1985 | US | MCA Records MCA-2355712", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1985 | US | MCA Records MCA-525977", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK & Europe | MCA Records MCAT 84812", 45 RPM, Mixed, White Label, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Mixed, White Label, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Don't You are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1983 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, US. One of them is MCA Records MCA 848, released November 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA 848, MCAT 848, MCA-52597) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA 848 A2 C D [lyre symbol TOPIA] and MCA 848 B2 D [lyre symbol TOPIA]. 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.
