Vinyl pressings
by The Hooters · 1985
Day By Day was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 6 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.
P ZSS-174822-1A STERLINGA-Side Runout Etching Variant 1
P (P) ZSS-174823-1F STERLINGB-Side Runout Etching Variant 1
P (P) ZSS-174823-1E STERLINGA-Side Runout Etching Variant 2
P ZSS-174823-1A STERLINGB-Side Runout Etching Variant 2
ZSS 174822A-side label
ZSS 174823B-side label
ZSS-174822-1C G1 A6Etched Side A
ZSS-174823-1C G1 B2Etched Side B
STERLINGStamped Side A,B
ZSS 174822A-side label
P (p) 0 XSM-174816-1A STERLINGA-side runout
P (p) 0 XSM-174816-1B STERLINGB-side runout
ZSS 174822-1BA-side run-out
ZSS 174822-1BB-side run-out
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia | CBS BA 3392First year7" | 7" |
| 1985 | Australia | CBS BA 3392First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Canada | Columbia IC4-7128First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | CBS CBSA 12.6943 / CBS A 12.6943First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | New Zealand | CBS BA 3392First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Spain | CBS CBS A 6943First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Spain | CBS CBS A 6943First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | US | Columbia 38-05730First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | Columbia CAS 2232First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | US | Columbia 38-05730First year7", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 7", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1985 | US | Columbia 38-05730First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | Columbia 38-05730First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | CBS CBSA 6943 / CBS A-69437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | South Africa | CBS SSC 59097", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Japan | CBS/Sony 12AP 316012", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Day By Day are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1985 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, Australia, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Columbia 38-05730.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 38-05730, CAS 2232, BA 3392, IC4-7128) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P ZSS-174822-1A STERLING and P (P) ZSS-174823-1F 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.
