UK
1991- Label and catalog number
- WEA U - 3748TWEA 9031 - 73926 - 0
- Format
- 12"
- Runout / matrix
U3748 (T) A-1 MTSide A runout
U3748 (T) B-1Side B runout
Vinyl pressings
by The Escape Club · 1991
Call It Poison was first pressed on vinyl in 1991. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1991, the album's first year, in 4 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.
U3748 (T) A-1 MTSide A runout
U3748 (T) B-1Side B runout
U3748-DJ-A LYN-28572 MTSide A
U3742-B-1 LYN 28490 CSide B
ST-DM-59885 DMM-1 SP 1-1 PRECISIONSide A
ST-DM-59884-59883 DMM-1 PRECISIONSide B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Germany | WEA 9031-73749-0First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1991 | Germany | WEA 9031-73748-7First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1991 | Mexico | WEA PRO 547First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1991 | UK | WEA U - 3748T / WEA 9031 - 73926 - 0First year12" | 12" |
| 1991 | UK | EastWest SAM 756First year12", Promo, 45 RPM, Single Sided · Promo | 12", Promo, 45 RPM, Single Sided · Promo |
| 1991 | UK | WEA U 3748 / WEA 9031-73925-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1991 | UK | WEA U 3748 / WEA 9031-73925-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1991 | US | Atlantic 0-86085First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1991 | US | Atlantic DMD 1618First year12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1991 | US | Atlantic ST DM 5988412", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Metronome12", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
11 vinyl pressings of Call It Poison are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1991, in UK, US, Germany, Mexico. One of them is WEA U - 3748T.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use U - 3748T, U 3748, SAM 756, 0-86085) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, U3748 (T) A-1 MT and U3748 (T) B-1. 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.