Vinyl pressings
by The Pretenders · 1986
Don't Get Me Wrong was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
40 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 15 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.
R / S Alsdorf 248573-7-A2 BE ARUNRunout side A, variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 248573-7-B2Runout side B, variant 1
ARUN R / S Alsdorf 248573-7-A2 BE 11Runout side A, variant 2
248573-7B - 2 R / S Alsdorf 248573-7-B2 2Runout side B, variant 2
R / S Alsdorf 248573-7-A 248573-7A -2 MASTERDISK 5Runout side A - variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 248573-7-B2 8Runout side B - variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 248573-7-A 248573-7A -2 MASTERDISK 5Runout side A - variant 2
R / S Alsdorf 248573-7-B2 3Runout side B - variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 248572-0-A2Runout side A variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 248572-0-B 248592-0BRunout side B variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 248572-0-A 3 248592-0A - 2 MASTERDISKRunout side A variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 248572-0-B "S̶" DK 248592-0B -2Runout side B variant 2
YZ 85 A // ∇ 130Side A Runout Machine Stamped
248573-7A-1Side A Runout Etched
YZ 85 B // ∇ 130Side B Runout Machine Stamped
248573-7B-1Side B Runout Etched
YZ85TA // 1▽130 MASTERDISK [248592-OA -1]Runout A, stamped, [etched]
YZ85TB // 1▽130 [248592-OB -1]Runout B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | WEA 7-248573First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Australia | WEA 0-248572First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Australia | WEA 7-248573First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Canada | Sire 92 86307 / Real Records 92 86307First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Canada | Sire 92 86307 / Real Records 92 86307First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Canada | Sire 92 86307 / Real Records 92 86307First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Ecuador | WEA Records Ltd. 45-91082First year7" | 7" |
| 1986 | Europe | WEA 248 572-0 / Real Records 248 572-0First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | France | WEA 248 573-7 / Real Records 248 573-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | France | WEA 248 573-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Ireland | WEA YZ85First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Italy | WEA 24 8573-7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Japan | Real Records P-2161First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Peru | WEA S-WEA 2499548.5First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Peru | WEA S-WEA 2499548.5First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Sweden | Not On Label7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
42 vinyl pressings of Don't Get Me Wrong are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1986 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Europe, UK, US, Japan and more. One of them is WEA 248 573-7, released September 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 248 573-7, 248 572-0, YZ85, YZ 85C) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R / S Alsdorf 248573-7-A2 BE ARUN and R / S Alsdorf 248573-7-B2. 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.
