Vinyl pressings
by The Go-Betweens · 1988
Streets Of Your Town was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1988, 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.
DMX 70321 Ⓡ2B "Love is Geography..." 3:37Side A runout
DMX 70322 Ⓡ2A3 "Music from the heart of the world"Side B runout
MX-70321Side A label
MX-70322Side B label
BEG-218T-A1 MT./ TOWNHOUSE DAMONT CRunout side A
BEG-218T-B1 MT.3 TOWNHOUSE DAMONT DRunout side B
BEG 218T A*Label side A
BEG 218T B*Label side B
BEG - 218 - A - I MT2 TOWNHOUSERunout side A, etched
BEG - 218 - B - I MT. TOWNHOUSERunout side B, etched
BEG-218T-A-1 TOWNHOUSESide A runout, etched
BEG-218T-B-1 TOWNHOUSESide B runout, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Canada | Vertigo DJV 312 / Beggars Banquet DJV 312First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Spain | Victoria VIC-349First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 218TFirst year12", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1988 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 218First year7", 45 RPM, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1988 | US | Capitol Records P-B-44262First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1988 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 218TFirst year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 218BFirst yearBox Set, 7", Single, Limited Edition · Limited | Box Set, 7", Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1988 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 218First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Capitol Records B-44262First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Australia | Mushroom K607 / Mushroom K-607First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1989 | Portugal | Transmedia7", Promo, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Promo | 7", Promo, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1989 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 2327", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | US | Capitol Records SPRO-79547 / Beggars Banquet SPRO-7954812", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 2327", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 232 T12", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
17 vinyl pressings of Streets Of Your Town are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in Australia, UK, US, Spain and more. One of them is Mushroom K607, released August 21, 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K607, BEG 218T, BEG 218B, BEG 218) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DMX 70321 Ⓡ2B "Love is Geography..." 3:37 and DMX 70322 Ⓡ2A3 "Music from the heart of the world". 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.
