Vinyl pressings
by The Pogues · 1989
Misty Morning, Albert Bridge was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 8 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.
YZ-407T-A-1 MT TOWN HOUSE DAMONTRunout Side A [Etched]
YZ-407T-B-1 MT TOWNHOUSE DAMONTRunout Side B [Etched]
YZ-407-A-1 MT TOWNHOUSE FRunout side A, etched
YZ-407-B-1 MT TOWNHOUSE HRunout side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australia | Pogue Mahone Records 7.246809First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Canada | Island Records 97108First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1989 | Europe | Pogue Mahone Records YZ 407 T / TELDEC 246 808-0 AEFirst year12" | 12" |
| 1989 | Germany | WEA 246 809-7 / Pogue Mahone Records YZ407First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Germany | TELDEC POGUES 1First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1989 | Germany | TELDEC 246 809-7 / Pogue Mahone Records 246 809-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Ireland | Pogue Mahone Records YZ 407 / WEA 246 809-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Scandinavia | Pogue Mahone Records 7NY-2 / Pogue Mahone Records 246 809-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Scandinavia | Pogue Mahone Records 12NY-2First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Spain | Pogue Mahone Records 1.111First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | UK | WEA YZ 407 X / WEA 246 809-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1989 | UK | Pogue Mahone Records SAM 553First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1989 | UK | Pogue Mahone Records YZ 407TWFirst year12", Limited Edition · Limited | 12", Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1989 | UK | Pogue Mahone Records YZ 407 / WEA YZ 407 XFirst year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | UK | Pogue Mahone Records YZ 407First year7", Single | 7", Single |
17 vinyl pressings of Misty Morning, Albert Bridge are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in UK, Germany, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Pogue Mahone Records YZ 407T, released June 26, 1989.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use YZ 407T, YZ 407 X, YZ 407TW, YZ 407) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YZ-407T-A-1 MT TOWN HOUSE DAMONT and YZ-407T-B-1 MT TOWNHOUSE DAMONT. 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.
