US
August 4, 1982- Label and catalog number
- Warner Bros. Records 1-23725
- Format
- LP, Album · Test Pressing
- Runout / matrix
STERLING 123275-A-SHI B-17017-SHI ∆2146 + SLM
STERLING 1-23725-B-SHI B-17018-SHI ∆2146-x +
Vinyl pressings
by The Roches · 1982
Keep On Doing was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. 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 1982, 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.
STERLING 123275-A-SHI B-17017-SHI ∆2146 + SLM
STERLING 1-23725-B-SHI B-17018-SHI ∆2146-x +
123275-A-SHI B-17017-SHI ∆2146 + SLM STERLINGSide A runout
1-23725-B-SHI B-17018-SHI ∆2146-x + STERLINGSide B runout
1-23725 A SR1 SRC LOGO 1-1 SM 1-1 STERLINGSide A etched; stamped - Variant 1
1-23725-B SR1 SRC LOGO 1-2 STERLINGSide B etched; stamped - Variant 1
•1•23725•A-JW1#1 STERLING 0Variant 1, Side A
1-23725•B•JW1#1 0Variant 1, Side B
1•23725•A-JW2#1 STERLING 0Variant 2, Side A
1-23725•B•JW1#1 0Variant 2, Side B
1-2.3725-A-WW3 #2 ─◁ STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
1-,23725-B WW 1 #2 ─◁ STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
1•23725-A-WW2 #2 ─◁ STERLINGSide A runout, variant 2
1•23725-B•WW 1 #2 ─◁ STERLINGSide B runout, variant 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.
13 vinyl pressings of Keep On Doing are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, Canada, Germany, Ireland and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 1-23725, released August 4, 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1-23725, 23725-1, 9 23725-1, 92 37251) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STERLING 123275-A-SHI B-17017-SHI ∆2146 + SLM and STERLING 1-23725-B-SHI B-17018-SHI ∆2146-x +. 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.