Vinyl pressings
by The Notting Hillbillies · 1990
Missing... Presumed Having A Good Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. 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 1990, the album's first year, in 17 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.
8426711 A-2U-1-1Side A runout, variant 1
8426711 B-1U-1-1 MILES COPYMASTERSSide B runout, variant 1
8426711 A-1U-1-1 COPYMASTERS MILESSide A runout, variant 2
8426711 B-2U-1-1Side B runout, variant 2
8426711 A-2U-1-1Runout side A stamped
8426711 B-2U-1-1Runout side B stamped
1-26147-A-SR1 1-1Runout Side A [Etched]
1-26147-B-SR1 1-1Runout Side B [Etched]
TML-X SRC (logo)Runout Both Sides [Stamped]
STARL 5686 (A) (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Argentina | Vertigo 842 671-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Australasia | Vertigo 842 671-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Brazil | Vertigo 842 671-1 / PolyGram 842 971-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 61471First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Europe | Vertigo 842 671-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Europe | Vertigo 842 671-1First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1990 | Greece | Vertigo 842 671-1 / Phonogram 842 671-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Greece | Vertigo 842 671-1 / Phonogram 842 671-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1990 | Italy | Vertigo 842 671-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Netherlands | Vertigo 842 671-1 / Phonogram 842 671-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Portugal | Vertigo 842 671-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | South Africa | Vertigo STARL 5686First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Spain | Vertigo 842 671-1 / Phonogram 842 671-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | UK | Vertigo 842 671-1 / Phonogram 842 671-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | UK | Vertigo 842 671-1 / Phonogram 842 671-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Warner Bros. Records R1 26147LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | US | Warner Bros. Records R1 26147LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Vertigo 842 671-1(AR)LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
24 vinyl pressings of Missing... Presumed Having A Good Time are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1990 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in UK, US, Zimbabwe, South Korea and more. One of them is Vertigo 842 671-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 842 671-1, 1-26147, 842.671-1, 92 61471) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 8426711 A-2U-1-1 and 8426711 B-1U-1-1 MILES COPYMASTERS. 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.
