Vinyl pressings
by The Replacements · 1987
Pleased To Meet Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1987, 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.
0-SM1- △16146 B-27105-SP1 DMMSide A runout etched, variant 1
0-SM1- △16146-X B-27106-SP1 DMMSide B runout etched, variant 1
0-SM1- △16146 B-27105-SR1 DMM 1 25557 A SR1 DMM SP-AR STERLING TJ SP \-2Side A runout etched, variant 2
B-27106-SR1 DMM △16146-X 0-SM1- 1 25557 B SR1 DMM STERLING TJ SP \-2 SP-ARSide B runout etched, variant 2
1 25557 A SRI DMM STERLING TJ SP 1-4Side A, etched, var. 1
1 25557 B SRI DMM STERLING TJ SP 1-1Side B, etched, var. 1
1 25557 A SRI DMM STERLING TJ SP 1-3Side A, etched, var. 2
1 25557 B SRI DMM STERLING TJ SP 1-1Side B, etched, var. 2
0-SM1- △16146 B-27105-SP1 DMM 1-25557 A SR1/DMM SP-AR STERLING TJ SP 1-2Runout, etched, side A
0-SM1- 1-25557 B SR1 DMM STERLING TJ SP 1-2 SP-AR B-27106-SR1 DMM △16146-XRunout, etched, side B
CR 9 2-55571 A SR1 DMM STERLING TJ SP 1-6 SP-CANSide A runout, etched
CR 9 2-55571 B SR1 DMM STERLING TJ SP 1-4 SP-CANSide B runout, etched
R/S Alsdorf 925557-1-A o-SM I-I △ 16146 B-27105-SR1 DMM 24 I 25557 A SRI DMM SP-AR STERLING TJ SP-I-2 GERSide A runout, var. 1
R/S Alsdorf 925557-1-B o-SMI-I GER I 25557 B SRI DMM 26 STERLING TJ SP I-2 SP-AR B-27106-SRI DMM △ 16146-XSide B runout, var. 1
R/S Alsdorf 925557-1-A S o-SM I-I △ 16146 B-27105-SR1 DMM I 25557 A 12 SRI DMM SP-AR STERLING TJ SP-I-2 „D„ GER DSide A runout, var. 2
R/S Alsdorf 925557-1-B SMI-I GER I 25557 B SRI DMM STERLING TJ SP 13 I-2 SP-AR B-27106-SRI DMM △ 16146-XSide B runout, var. 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Argentina | Sire 806206First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Canada | Sire W1 25557LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Italy | Sire 92 5557-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | New Zealand | Sire 255571First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Spain | Sire 925 557-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Sire W1-25557 / Sire 9 25557-1LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Canada | Sire 92 55571First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | France | Sire 9 25557-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK & Europe | Sire 925 557-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Sire 25557-1 / Sire 1-25557First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Sire 1-25557 / Sire 9 25557-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Sire 25557-1 / Sire 1-25557First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Brazil | Sire 670.0101 / Sire 759925557-1/4LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Australia | Sire 25557-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | US | Rhino Records R1 25557 / Sire R1 25557LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Sire RR1 25557 / Sire 081227954772LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2017 | US | Sire R1 25557 / Sire 081227954772LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Sire RCV1 25557 / Rhino Records RCV1 25557LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Worldwide | Sire R2 643412 / Sire 60349784647CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, CD, LP, Box Set, Deluxe Edition | CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, CD, LP, Box Set, Deluxe Edition |
19 vinyl pressings of Pleased To Meet Me are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1987 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, Canada, France, UK & Europe and more. One of them is Sire 25557-1, released June 17, 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 25557-1, 1-25557, 92 55571, 9 25557-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0-SM1- △16146 B-27105-SP1 DMM and 0-SM1- △16146-X B-27106-SP1 DMM. 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.
