Vinyl pressings
by The Pretenders · 1990
Packed! was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1990, the album's first year, in 12 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 903 1̶7̶1̶3̶0̶4̶-̶1̶-̶A̶3̶ 171403-1-A3XSide A runout, variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 903 171403-1-B2XXX 9031-71403-2BSide B runout, variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 903 1̶7̶1̶3̶0̶4̶-̶1̶-̶A̶3̶ 171403-1-A3xxx 7Side A runout, variant 2
R / S Alsdorf 903 171403-1-B2 4x 9031- 71403- 2B 6Side B runout, variant 2
1-26219-A-SR1-DMM SP 1-1 MASTERDISKSide A, etched
1-26219-B-SR2-DMM SP 1-1 RLSide B, etched
R / S Alsdorf 903 171304-1-A2 171403-1-A2Side A
R / S Alsdorf 903 171403-1-B2Side B
MX304853 903171403-1 MR 1Side A runout
MX304854 903171403-1 MR 2Side B runout
MX304853Side A label
MX304854Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Argentina | WEA 80283First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Australia | WEA 903171403-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Brazil | WEA 670.9198First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | Popron 50 036-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Greece | WEA 9031-71403-1 / WEA 903 171403-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Greece | WEA 9031-71403-1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1990 | Israel | WEA 926219First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Mexico | WEA LPNI-6982First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LP-7-1-F 2 02668 5 / WEA 9031-71403-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Canada | Sire 92 62191 / Warner Bros. Records 92 62191First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | US | Sire 9 26219-1 / Sire 1-26219First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | US | Sire 9 26219-1 / Sire 1-26219LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1990 | Europe | WEA 9031-71403-1 / WEA 9031 71403-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Uruguay | WEA 9031-71403-1 / WEA 9031 71403-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | UK | Demon Records DEMREC105LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Packed! are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1990 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in Europe, US, Canada, Uruguay and more. One of them is WEA 9031-71403-1, released May 11, 1990.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9031-71403-1, 9 26219-1, 92 62191, 80283) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R / S Alsdorf 903 1̶7̶1̶3̶0̶4̶-̶1̶-̶A̶3̶ 171403-1-A3X and R / S Alsdorf 903 171403-1-B2XXX 9031-71403-2B. 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.
