Vinyl pressings
by Texas · 1989
I Don't Want A Lover was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 10 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.
TEX 1 A3 POUNDA UTOPIA MPOA side runout etched
TEX 1 B3 MPOB side runout etched
872 350-7 ‧1A side label
872 350-7 ‧2B side label
TEX 112 A-3U-1-1Side A, Stamped
POUNDA UTOPIASide A, Etched
TEX 112 B-3U-1-1Side B, Stamped
TEX 1 A-1U-1-Q2Runout stamped side A
TEX 1 B-1U-1-Q 2Runout stamped side B
Pounda UtopiaRunout etched side A
TEX 1ALabel side A
STERLING SRC 877 350 7-89-390-SR1 1-1A-Side Runout Etching
STERLING SRC 877 350 7-89-391-SP 1-1B-Side Runout Etching
89-390A-Side Label
89-391B-Side Label
872 350-7ARun-Out Etching Side-A
872 350-7BRun-Out Etching Side-A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australasia | Mercury 872 351-1 / PolyGram 872 351-1First year12" | 12" |
| 1989 | Canada | Vertigo DJV 324First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Canada | Vertigo 872 350-7DFirst year7", 45 RPM, Advance, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Advance, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Europe | Mercury 872 350-7 / Mercury TEX1First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Europe | Mercury 872 350-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Mercury 872 351-1First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | France | Mercury 872 350-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Netherlands | Mercury 872 351-1First year12", 45 RPM, EP | 12", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1989 | Netherlands | Mercury 872 350-7 / Mercury TEX 1First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Portugal | Mercury 872 350-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Spain | Mercury TEXAS 3. / Mercury TEXAS 3First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Special Edition · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Special Edition · Promo |
| 1989 | Spain | Mercury INT 872 351-1 / Mercury 872 351-1First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | Mercury TEX 112 / Mercury 872 351-1First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | UK | Mercury TEX 1 / Mercury 872 350-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | Mercury TEX DJ 112First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
19 vinyl pressings of I Don't Want A Lover are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in UK, US, Australasia, Europe and more. One of them is Mercury TEX 1, released January 30, 1989.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TEX 1, TEX 112, TEX DJ 112, 872 350-7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TEX 1 A3 POUNDA UTOPIA MPO and TEX 1 B3 MPO. 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.
