Vinyl pressings
by Talking Heads · 1985
And She Was 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.
26 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 9 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.
0-20378-A SHI SLM △ 10657 I-I [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-21909-SHISide A runout
0-203 78-B SHI SLM△10657-X I-I [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-21910-SHISide B runout
7-28917 - DNY- 3672-S SH1 1-2 SLM Δ10430 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] R-14759-SH1Runout side A
7-28917 - DNY- 3672-VI-S-SH1 SLM Δ10440 1-1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] R-14765-SH1Runout side B
DNY 3672SLabel side A
DNY 3672VISLabel side B
DNY 3672VIIS RE-1Label side A
DNY 3672VIIIS RE-1Label side B
SRC 7-28917-DNY-3672-S SR1 1-1Runout side A
SRC 7-28917-DNY-3672-VI-S SR1Runout side B
DNY 3672SLabel Side A
DNY 3672VISLabel Side B
DNY 3672VII RE1 5 SR2 1 0 1Label Side A
DNY 3672VIII RE1 5 SR21Label Side B
0-20378-A SR1 [SRC logo] 1-1Runout, variant 1, side A, etched
0-20378-B SR-1 [SRC logo] 1-1Runout, variant 1, side B, etched
0-203 78-A SRI [SRC logo] 1-1Runout, variant 2, side A, etched
0-203 78-B SR-1 [SRC logo] 1-2Runout, variant 2, side B, etched
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 | EMI EMI-1680First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Australia | EMI ED 171First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Australia | EMI EMI-1680 / EMI EMI.1680First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Australia | EMI EMI-1680 / EMI EMI.1680First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1985 | Canada | Sire 92 03780First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Canada | Sire 92 89177First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Canada | Sire 92 89177First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1985 | Europe | EMI Electrola 1C K 060-20 1007 6 / EMI Electrola 060 20 1007 6First year12", Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | EMI 1C 006-20 1006 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Ireland | EMI EMI 5543First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Netherlands | EMI 1A 006-20 1006 7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | New Zealand | EMI EMI 5543First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | New Zealand | EMI GOOD101First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| 1985 | South Africa | EMI EMIJ 2010067First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | South Africa | EMI 12EMIL(C) 2010076First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
36 vinyl pressings of And She Was are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1985 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Sire 9 20378-0 A.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9 20378-0 A, 7-28917, PRO-A-2348, 12EMIP5543) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0-20378-A SHI SLM △ 10657 I-I [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-21909-SHI and 0-203 78-B SHI SLM△10657-X I-I [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-21910-SHI. 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.
