Vinyl pressings
by Shakin' Stevens · 1981
You Drive Me Crazy 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.
39 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 17 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.
EPCS-A-1165-A1Side A Runout, Variant 1
EPCS-A-1165-B1Side B Runout, Variant 1
EPC-S-A-1165-A1 RAYS : :Side A Runout, Etched, Variant 2
EPC-S-A-1165-B1Side B Runout, Etched, Variant 2
[AGI logo] 81 5 EPC A 1165 Aside A
[AGI logo] 81 5 EPC A 1165 B 3side B
EPC-S-A-1165 A4 RAYS DSide A runout
EPC-S-A-1165-B1 DSide B runout
EPC A1165 ASide A label
EPC A1165 BSide B label
CBSA-Side run-out, scratched through, variant 1
EPC S-A-1165-A3A-Side run-out, hand-etched, variant 1
EPC S-A-1165-B1B-Side run-out, hand-etched, variant 1
EPC S-A-1165-A1 CBS 73 AA side runout, variant 2
EPC-S-A-1165 A4 RAYS 0A - etched/stamped
EPC-S-A-1165 B1 0 0 DB - etched/stamped
EPC A1165 ASide A label
EPC A1165 BSide B label
EPC C̶B̶S̶ ∙S.A. 1165.A∙3 RAY'S 1 2 DRunout, side A
EPC-S-A-1165-B1 2 0Runout, side B
EPC A1165 A*Side A label
EPC A1165 B*Side B label
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 | Argentina | Discos CBS DEP-208First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Australia | Epic ES 624First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Brazil | Epic 46.558 / Epic 46558First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1981 | Canada | Epic 14-02865First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | Epic EPCA 1165 / Epic A 1165First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | France | Epic A 1165 / Epic EPC A 1165First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | France | Epic EPC A1165First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | France | Epic A 1165 / Epic EPC A1165First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Germany | Epic EPC A 1165 / Epic A 1165First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Ireland | Epic EPC A1165First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Italy | Epic A 1165 / Epic EPC A 1165First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | Epic 07・5P-152First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | Epic 07・5P-152First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | Mexico | Epic SC-71988First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | New Zealand | Epic ES 624First year7" | 7" |
39 vinyl pressings of You Drive Me Crazy are listed here, from 17 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, US, Zimbabwe, Australia and more. One of them is Epic EPC A1165, released April 24, 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EPC A1165, 14-02865, 14-02217, EN5192) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EPCS-A-1165-A1 and EPCS-A-1165-B1. 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.
