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The Boys BandPlease Don't Stop Me Baby (I'm On Fire) / We're Lovers

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Please Don't Stop Me Baby (I'm On Fire) / We're Lovers

by The Boys Band · 1982

13 pressings5 countriesSoft RockRockPop

Please Don't Stop Me Baby was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Please Don't Stop Me Baby

12 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 5 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.

US

1982
Label and catalog number
Elektra E-47406
Format
7", Single, 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

SRC ES-47406-A-4-SP 1-1 MCAShA-Side Runout Etching

ES-47406-B1-SP 1-1 SRCB-Side Runout Etching

E-47406-AA-Side Label

E-47406-BB-Side Label

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US

1982
Label and catalog number
Asylum Records E-47406
Format
7", Single, 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

ES-47406-A-4-SPSide 1

ES-47406-B SPSide 2

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US

1982
Label and catalog number
Elektra E-47406
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono
Runout / matrix

EM-47406-A SP 1-1 SRCA-Side Runout

SRC ES-47406-A-4-SP 1-1 MCAShB-Side Runout

E-47406-ALabels

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 13 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1980s12 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1982AustraliaAsylum Records E 47406First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1982CanadaElektra PRO 47406-AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1982JapanAsylum Records P-1652First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo
1982JapanAsylum Records P-1652First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1982PeruElektra F-ELK 0047406.6First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1982PeruElektra F-ELK 0047406.6First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1982USElektra E-47406First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1982USElektra E-47406First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1982USElektra E-47406First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1982USElektra/Asylum Records E-47406First year7", Stereo7", Stereo
1982USElektra AS-11552First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo
1982USAsylum Records E-47406First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
Year unknown1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaElektra E 474067", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM

Tracklist

  1. APlease Don't Stop Me Baby (I'm On Fire)
  2. BWe're Lovers

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Please Don't Stop Me Baby are there?

13 vinyl pressings of Please Don't Stop Me Baby are listed here, from 5 countries.

When was Please Don't Stop Me Baby first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, Australia, Japan, Peru and more. One of them is Elektra E-47406.

How do I tell if my copy of Please Don't Stop Me Baby is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use E-47406, AS-11552, E 47406, P-1652) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Please Don't Stop Me Baby on vinyl worth?

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.

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