Vinyl pressings
by The Police · 1980
Don't Stand So Close To Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
53 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 20 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.
AMS-7564-A5Runout side A, variant 1
AMS-7564-B7Runout side B, variant 1
AMS-7564-A6Runout side A, variant 2
AMS-7564-B4Runout side B, variant 2
AMS-7564 A 4Runout side A - Variant 1
AMS-7564 B 4Runout side B - Variant 1
AMS-7564-A6Runout side A - Variant 2
AMS-7564-B5Runout side B - Variant 2
AMS 7564 A - 9URunout side A, variant 1
AMS 7564 B - 9URunout side B, variant 1
AMS 7564-A6Runout side A, variant 2
AMS 7564 B2 StrawberryRunout side B, variant 2
AMS 7564 - A - (FRANCE) X MPOEtched runout side A
AMS 7564 - B (FRANCE) X MPOEtched runout side B
AMS 7564-ALabel side A
AMS 7564-BLabel side B
AMS 7564 A2 STRAWBERRYA-side runout. variant 1
AMS 7564 B1 STRAWBERRYB-side runout. variant 1
AMS-7564 A-4A-side runout. variant 2
AMS 7564 B2 STRAWBERRYB-side runout. variant 2
AMS 7564 A - 9U 3Runout side A
AMS 7564 B - 9U 2Runout side B
AMS 7564-ALabel side A
AMS 7564-BLabel side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | A&M Records 23.202First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Argentina | A&M Records 23.202First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Australia | A&M Records K-8042 / A&M Records AMS-7564First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Australia | A&M Records K 8042 / A&M Records K-8042First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1980 | Australia | A&M Records K-8042 / A&M Records AMS-7564First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Barbados | A&M Records AMS 7564First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Brazil | A&M Records AM 47011First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | A&M Records AM-508First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | A&M Records AM-508First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | Canada | A&M Records AM-508First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Costa Rica | A&M Records 65015First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Europe | A&M Records AMS 9001 / A&M Records AMS 7564First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Europe | A&M Records AMS 9001 / A&M Records AMS 7564First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Europe | A&M Records AMS 9001 / A&M Records (AMS 7564)First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | France | A&M Records AMS 9001First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
63 vinyl pressings of Don't Stand So Close To Me are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1980 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, France, New Zealand, Argentina and more. One of them is A&M Records AMS 7564.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMS 7564, 7564, AMS 9001, K 8042) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AMS-7564-A5 and AMS-7564-B7. 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.
