Vinyl pressings
by The Cars · 1987
Door To Door was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 21 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.
ST-E-60747-A-DMM-1 SP1-1 SterlingSide A runout, variant 1
ST-E-60747-B-DMM-1 SP1-1 SterlingSide B runout, variant 1
ST-E-60747-A-DMM-1 SP1-2 SP-AR Sterling 0-SM1-1 A17608 B-28547-DMM-1Side A runout, variant 2
ST-E-60747-B-DMM-1 SP1-2 SP-AR Sterling 0-SM1-1 A 17608-X B-28548-DMM-1Side B runout, variant 2
ST-E-60747-A-DMM-1 SP1-2 SP-AR STERLING 0-SM1-1 △17608 B-28547-DMM-1Side A runout
ST-E-60747-B-DMM-1 SP1-2 SP-AR STERLING 0-SM1-1 △17608-X B-28548-DMM-1Side B runout
ST-E-60747-A-ARSide A label
ST-E-60747-B-ARSide B label
ST-E-60747-A-DMM-1 SP1-1 SterlingSide A runout, etched
ST-E-60747-B-DMM-1 SP1-8 SterlingSide B runout, etched
ST-E-60747-A-ARSide A label
ST-E-60747-B-ARSide B label
R / S Alsdorf 960747-1-A ST-E-60747-A-DMM-1 3-1 SP GER 22 Sterling UK 1Side A runout
R / S Alsdorf 960747-1-B2 SP-GER 25 ST-E-60747-B-DMM-1 Sterling D̶Side B runout
MX 231769 60747-1-1 ST-E-60747-A-DMM-1 SP1-5 SP-AUS STERLINGSide 1
MX 213770 60747-1-2 ST-E-60747-B-DMM-1 SP1-5 SP-AUS STERLINGSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Argentina | Elektra 80675First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Australia | Elektra 60747-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | Elektra 670.0077 / Elektra 000112First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Ecuador | Elektra LP-85026First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | Elektra 960 747-1 / Elektra EKT 42First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | Elektra 960 747-1 / Elektra EKT 42First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | Elektra 960 747-1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1987 | Greece | Elektra 960 747-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Greece | Elektra 960 747-1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1987 | Israel | Elektra BAN 960747-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Italy | Elektra 960 747-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Mexico | Elektra LWE-6655First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Peru | Elektra PN-ELK 9606471.9First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Peru | Elektra PN-ELK 9607471.9First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1987 | Portugal | Elektra 1592001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Elektra RCV1 60747 / Elektra 603497822515LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
33 vinyl pressings of Door To Door are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1987 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Canada and more. One of them is Elektra 60747-1, released August 11, 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 60747-1, EKT 42, 96 07471, P-13563) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-E-60747-A-DMM-1 SP1-1 Sterling and ST-E-60747-B-DMM-1 SP1-1 Sterling. 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.
