Vinyl pressings
by The Housemartins · 1988
Now That's What I Call Quite Good 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.
19 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 13 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.
AGOLP-11-A-2-1Side A runout, variant 1
AGOLP-11-B-2Side B runout, variant 1
AGOLP 11 C2Side C runout, variant 1
AGOLP 11 D2Side D runout, variant 1
DMX-701557̶ 5 W2ASide A handwritten run-outs
DMX-701556̶8̶ 6 W2ASide B handwritten run-outs
DMX-70157̶5̶ 7 W2ASide C handwritten run-outs
DMX-70158̶6̶ 8 W2ASide D handwritten run-outs
DMX-701557̶ 5 W2ASide A handwritten runout
DMX-701556̶8̶ 6 W2ASide B handwritten runout
DMX-70157̶5̶ 7 W2ASide C handwritten runout
DMX-70158̶6̶ 8 W2ASide D handwritten runout
CHS2-46010-A [CR stamp]Side A runout
CHS-2-46010-B [CR stamp]Side B runout
CHS-2-46010-C [CR stamp]Side C runout
CHS-2-46010-D [CR stamp]Side D runout
DM 303273 A-1/5-88 C IIRunout side A, stamped, etched
DM303273 B-1/5-88 C IIRunout side B, stamped, etched
DM 303274 A-1/5-88 C IIRunout side C, stamped, etched
DM 303274 B-1/5-88 C IIIRunout side D, stamped, etched
DM 303273 A-1/5-88 CRunout side A, stamped, etched
DM303273 B-1/5-88 C IIRunout side B, stamped, etched
DM 303274 A-1/5-88 C IIRunout side C, stamped, etched
DM 303274 B-1/5-88 C IIIRunout side D, stamped, 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 | Australia | Festival Records L 45977/8 / Go! Discs L 45977/8First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Canada | Go! Discs CHS2-46010 / Go! Discs CHS2 46010First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Europe | Chrysalis 303 275 / Go! Discs 303 275First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Europe | Chrysalis 303 275 / Go! Discs 303 275First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | France | Chrysalis 834 861-1 / Go! Discs 834 861-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Germany | Chrysalis 1C 134-3 28004 1 / Chrysalis 134-3 28004 1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Greece | Chrysalis 75233/34First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Greece | Chrysalis 834 861-1 / Polygram 834861-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Greece | Chrysalis 834 861-1 / Polygram 834861-1First yearLP, Compilation, White Label | LP, Compilation, White Label |
| 1988 | Ireland | Go! Discs AGOLP 11First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Israel | Go! Discs AGOL 11-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Italy | Chrysalis CHR 1651-2 / Go! Discs CHR 1651-2First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Italy | Chrysalis 2-54 3216511 / Go! Discs 2-54 3216511First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Portugal | Go! Discs 615477First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Spain | Chrysalis 303 275First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
19 vinyl pressings of Now That's What I Call Quite Good are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK, Australia & New Zealand, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Go! Discs AGOLP 11, released April 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AGOLP 11, L-38936, L 45977/8, CHS2-46010) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AGOLP-11-A-2-1 and AGOLP-11-B-2. 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.
