Vinyl pressings
by The Pretenders · 1981
Day After Day was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1981, 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.
ARE+17+A W40 timtom-cbsRunout side A, variant 1
ARE+17+B ty-cbs W-25-KDRunout side B, variant 1
ARE+17+A timtom-cbs W-23 KDRunout side A, variant 2
ARE+17+B ty-cbs W-29 KDRunout side B, variant 2
Å MX199107 ARE17-1Side A runout stamped
Å MX199108 ARE17-2Side B runout stamped
MX199107Side A label
MX199108Side B label
64573 A 21 M3 336887Runout side A
64573 B 21 M3 336888Runout side B
C 008-64.573 ALabel side A
C 008-64.573 BLabel side B
103408 A-1/81S I Made in GermanySide A, stamped
103408 B-1/81S ISide B, stamped
S 103 408 ASide A, label
S 103 408 BSide B, label
ARE - 17 - A timtom - cbs london YII CPSide A Hand Etched
ARE - 17 - B YII CPSide B Hand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | WEA ARE 17First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | France | Real Records 2C 008-64573First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | France | Real Records 2C 008-645737", Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | Germany | Ariola 103 408 / Ariola 103 408-100First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Ireland | Real Records ARE 17First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Real Records WB 17.857 / Real Records WB 17857First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | New Zealand | WEA ARE 17First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Spain | Real Records 45-2130First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | UK | Real Records ARE 17First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Real Records ARE 17First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of Day After Day are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, Australia, France, Germany and more. One of them is Real Records ARE 17, released August 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ARE 17, 2C 008-64573, 103 408, WB 17.857) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ARE+17+A W40 timtom-cbs and ARE+17+B ty-cbs W-25-KD. 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.
