Vinyl pressings
by The Replacements · 1989
Don't Tell A Soul was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 5 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.
1-25831-A-SR1 DMM MASTERDISK PORTLAND SP1-3Runout side A, etched
1-25831-B-SR1 DMM MASTERDISK WE'RE SORRY SP1-1Runout side B, etched
1-25831-A-SR1 DMM MASTERDISK PORTLAND B-34005 △23602 SP1-4 SP-ARSide A, etched
1-25831-B-SR1 DMM MASTERDISK WE'RE SORRY B-34022-SR1 △23602-X SP1- SP-ARSide B, etched
ASide A&B, label stamped
1-25831-A-SR1 DMM MASTERDISK PORTLAND B-34005 △23602Side A, runout, variant 1
1-25831-B-SR1 DMM MASTERDISK WE'RE SORRY B-34022-SR1 △23602-X SP1Side B, runout, variant 1
1-25831-A-SR1 DMM MASTERDISK PORTLAND B-34005 △23602 SP1-4 SP-ARSide A, runout, variant 2
1-25831-B-SR1 DMM MASTERDISK WE'RE SORRY SPAR B-34022-SR1 △23602-X SP1-Side B, runout, variant 2
1-25831-A-SR1 DMM SR2-2 MASTERDISK PORTLAND MX302493 SP-AUS 925831-1-1Side A runout
1-25831-B-SR1 SPI-5 SP Aus DMM MASTERDISK WE"RE SORRY MX302494 925831-1-2Side B runout
MX302493On Label Side A
MX302494On Label Side B
BMG 670.9018-A 1SD A 1Side A, Stamped
BMG 670.9018-B 1SD A 1Side B, Stamped
1-92-5831I-A-3R1 DMM MASTERDISK PORTLAND SP1-5-SP-CANSide 1 etching (SP1-5-SP-CAN is located underneath the first set of numbers)
1925811-B-SR1 DMM MASTERDISK WERE SORRY SP1-3-SP-CANSide 2 etching (SP1-3-SP-CAN is located under the first set of numbers)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Brazil | Sire 670.9018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | Sire 92 58311 / Reprise Records 92 58311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | Sire 92 58311 / Reprise Records 92 58311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | Sire 925 831-1 / Reprise Records 925 831-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | US | Sire 1-25831 / Reprise Records 1-25831First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Sire 9 25831-1 / Sire 1-25831First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | US | Sire W1-25831 / Sire 9 W1-25831LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1989 | US | Sire 9 25831-2 / Reprise Records 9 25831-1LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1989 | Australia & New Zealand | Sire 925 831-1 / Reprise Records 925831.1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Sire 9 25831-1 / Sire 1-25831First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | ORG Music ORGM-1013LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2010 | US | ORG Music ORGM-1013LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2011 | US | ORG Music ORGM-1013LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2013 | US | ORG Music ORGM-1013LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Rhino Records R1 25831 / Sire R1 25831LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Sire RCV1 28531 / Sire 603497849024LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
16 vinyl pressings of Don't Tell A Soul are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1989 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US, Australia & New Zealand, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Sire 9 25831-1, released January 1989.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9 25831-1, 1-25831, 925 831-1, 670.9018) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-25831-A-SR1 DMM MASTERDISK PORTLAND SP1-3 and 1-25831-B-SR1 DMM MASTERDISK WE'RE SORRY SP1-1. 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.
