Vinyl pressings
by Simple Minds · 1985
Don't You (Forget About Me) was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
68 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 22 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.
VS 74912 A-1U-1-1-Runout side A, variant 1
VS 74912 B-1U-1-1-Runout side B, variant 1
VS 74912 A-1U-1-1-Runout side A, variant 2
VS 74912 B-2U-1-1Runout side B, variant 2
VS 749 A-1U-1-1-X1Runout side A, variant 1
VS 749 B-1U-1-1-4Runout side B, variant 1
VS 749 A-1U-1-1- 65Runout side A, variant 2
VS 749 B-2U-1-2- 5Runout side B, variant 2
VS 74912 A-1U-1- 2 -Runout A
VS 74912 B-2U-1-1Runout B
VS 749-12ALabel A
VS 749-12BLabel B
VS 749 A-1U-1- 1 - 1Runout side A stamped, variant 1
VS 749 B- 2U-1- 1 - 3Runout side B stamped, variant 1
VS 749 A-2U-1- 1 - 2Runout side A stamped, variant 2
VS 749 B- 1U-1- 1 - 0Runout side B stamped, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia | Virgin VS 749First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Australia | Virgin VS 749First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Australia | Virgin VS 749First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Australia | Virgin VS 74912First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Brazil | Virgin 100.8068 / Virgin 1008068First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1985 | Brazil | Virgin 101.8315 / RCA 101.8315First year7" | 7" |
| 1985 | Canada | Virgin VSX 1250 / Virgin VSX-125012", Single, Reissue | 12", Single, Reissue |
| 1985 | Canada | Virgin VS1250First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Canada | Virgin VSX 1250First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Canada | Virgin VSX 1250First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Costa Rica | A&M Records 7065085First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Ecuador | RCA 123-1057First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | El Salvador | Virgin VI-016First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Europe | Virgin 107 298 / Virgin 107 298-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | France | Virgin 80175First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Unknown | Deadly Silly Ones DO 00312", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2007 | UK | Not On Label (Simple Minds) WINX01012", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UK | Virgin 0602537541898 / Universal 06025375418987", Picture Disc, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc | 7", Picture Disc, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Virgin 601 766 / Virgin 601 766-21312", Single, Repress, 45 RPM | 12", Single, Repress, 45 RPM |
| ? | Europe | Virgin 7243 8 91944 6 3 / Virgin 601 76612", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Philippines | Virgin VS-80357", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
76 vinyl pressings of Don't You (Forget About Me) are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1985 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in UK, US, Australia, Europe and more. One of them is Virgin VS 749-12, released April 8, 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VS 749-12, VS 749, VSS 749, AM-2703) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VS 74912 A-1U-1-1- and VS 74912 B-1U-1-1-. 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.
