Vinyl pressings
by The Pretenders · 1981
I Go To Sleep 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.
20 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 11 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+18+A timtom - cbs W-16Side A runout, variant 1
ARE+18+B W-33 TYSide B runout, variant 1
ARE+18+A-S timtom - cbs W-27Side A runout, variant 2
ARE+18+B W-24 TYSide B runout, variant 2
ARE+18+A timtom - cbsEtched, side A runout
ARE+18+B TYEtched, side B runout
ARE 18 A*Side A label
ARE 18 B*Side B label
ARE. 18·AS ̷t̷i̷m̷t̷o̷m̷ ̷-̷ ̷c̷b̷s̷ W110Runout side A, etched [timtom - cbs is scratched out]
ARE+18+B F/I W16Runout side B, etched
ARE 18 A*Label side A
ARE 18 B*Label side B
ARE+18+A+S timtom-cbs W-3A-side runout
ARE+18+B2+S W-1B-side runout
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 18 / Real Records ARE 18First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Canada | Sire SRE 49861First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Canada | Sire SRE 49861First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Germany | Ariola 103 863 / Real Records 103 863First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Italy | Real Records SRE 1015First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Italy | Real Records SRE 1015First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Real Records SIRE 17886 / Real Records SIR 17886First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Real Records SIRE 17886First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Real Records SIR 17.886 / Real Records SIRE 17886First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | New Zealand | WEA Records ARE 18First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Spain | Real Records 45-2168First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | Sweden | Real Records ARE-18First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Sweden | Real Records ARE-18First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | UK | Real Records ARE 18 SFirst year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | US | Sire SRE 49861First year7" | 7" |
22 vinyl pressings of I Go To Sleep are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1981 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, US, Ireland, Australia and more. One of them is Real Records ARE 18, released November 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ARE 18, ARE 18 S, SRE 49861, SRE49861) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ARE+18+A timtom - cbs W-16 and ARE+18+B W-33 TY. 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.
