Vinyl pressings
by The Beat · 1980
I Just Can't Stop It was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
43 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 19 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.
DIGITAL BEAT 1 A // 1∇ETH 12Variant 1, A side
BEAT 1 B // 2∇ETH 12Variant 1, B side
BEAT 1 A // 4∇ETH 11 5Variant 2, A side
BEAT 1 B // 4∇ETH 11 B1Variant 2, B side
BEAT 1 A//4∇ETH 14 1Run-out side A, stamped
BEAT 1 B//4∇ETH 15 2Run-out side B, stamped
BEAT 1-ALabel side A
BEAT 1-BLabel side B
BEAT 1 A // 1∇ETH 1 2 DIGITALRun-out side A, stamped/etched - variant 1
BEAT 1 B // 2∇ETH 1 2Run-out side B, stamped - variant 1
BEAT 1 A // 1∇ETH 11 5 DIGITALRun-out side A, stamped/etched - variant 2
BEAT 1 B // 2∇ETH 11 U2Run-out side B, stamped - variant 2
BEAT A5Run-out side A, stamped
GoRun-out side A, etched
BEAT BRun-out side B, stamped
GoRun-out B. etched
BEAT 1 A // 4∇ETH 1 1 15Runout side A, variant 1
BEAT 1 B // 4∇ETH 15 9Runout side B, variant 1
BEAT 1 A // 4∇ETH 1 1 15Runout side A, variant 2
BEAT 1 B // 4∇ETH 1 1 81Runout side B, variant 2
BEAT 1 A // 4∇ETH 11 5Variant 1 Side A Etchings
BEAT 1 B // 4∇ETH 11 81Variant 1 Side B Etchings
BEAT 1 A // 4∇ETH 1 1 4 6Variant 2 Side A Stamped
BEAT 1 B // 4∇ETH 1 2 2Variant 2 Side B Stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Go-Feet Records L 37344First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | Arista ASTJ 89First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | Go-Feet Records 202 324 / Arista 202 324First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Sire XSR 6091First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | I.R.S. Records SP 70606LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Canada | Sire XSR 6091First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Sire XSR 6091First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Sire XSR 6091First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Sire XSR 6091First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Go-Feet Records 202 324 / Go-Feet Records 202324First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Arista 202 324First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Go-Feet Records 202 324 / Go-Feet Records BEAT 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Go-Feet Records 202 324 / Go-Feet Records BEAT 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Greece | Arista 6483 236First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1980 | Greece | Arista 6483 236First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | UK | Go-Feet Records FEETLP001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Rhino Records RCV1 725637 / Rhino Records 081227819200LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Rhino Records RCV1 725636 / Rhino Records 081227819194LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, LP, Stereo, All Media, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, LP, Stereo, All Media, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2024 | Europe | Rhino Records RCV1 725886 / Rhino Records 0603497828487LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2024 | Europe | Rhino Records RCV1 725887 / Rhino Records 0603497828470LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2024 | US | Rhino Records RCV1 725886 / Rhino Records 603497828487LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Arista 202 324 / Go-Feet Records BEAT 1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Fame FA 4130911 / Fame FA 41 3091 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | I.R.S. Records SP70606 / I.R.S. Records SP-70606LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | I.R.S. Records SP70606 / I.R.S. Records SP-70606LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | I.R.S. Records SP70606 / I.R.S. Records SP-70606LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
59 vinyl pressings of I Just Can't Stop It are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1980 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, US, Ireland, South Africa and more. One of them is Go-Feet Records BEAT 1, released May 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BEAT 1, BEAT 001, SRK 6091, SRK-6091) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DIGITAL BEAT 1 A // 1∇ETH 12 and BEAT 1 B // 2∇ETH 12. 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.
