Vinyl pressings
by The Whispers · 1987
Just Gets Better With Time 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.
14 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.
ST-1-72554 F-2 ɑ B-26893-F3 Δ15930 Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL 1-2 SP0-2Runout side A
ST-2-72554 F-2 ɑ B-26894-F2 Δ15930-X Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL SP 01-1 AL-SPRunout side B
ST-1-72554Label side A
ST-2-72554Label side B
ST-1-72554 F-1 ɑ B-26893-F1 Δ15930 1-3 Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout A variant 1
ST-2-72554 F-1 ɑ B-26894-F1 Δ15930-X Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL 1-4Runout B variant 1
ST-1-72554 F-2 ɑ B-26893-F3 Δ15930 Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL 1-2Runout A variant 2
ST-2-72554 F-1 ɑ B-26894-F1 Δ15930-X Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL 1Runout B variant 2
ST-1-72554 F-2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-26893-F3 Δ15930 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally 1̶-̶1̶ SP0-1 SM1-1 AL-SPSide A runout
ST-2-72554 F-1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-26894-F1 Δ15930-X MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally 1- SP 0-1 AL-SPSide B runout
ST-1-72554Side A label
ST-2-72554Side B label
ST-1-72554 F-2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-26893-F3 Δ15930 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally 1̶-̶1̶ SP 0-1 SM1-1 AL-SPSide A runout
ST-2-72554 F-2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-26894-F2 Δ15930-X MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally SP 0-1 AL-SPSide B runout
ST-1-72554Side A label
ST-2-72554Side B label
ST-1-72554 F-1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-26893-F1 Δ15930 1-3 MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallySide A runout
ST-2-72554 F-1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-26894-F1 Δ15930-X MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally 1-5Side B runout
ST-1-72554Side A label
ST-2-72554Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Belgium | Solar SOLLP 3606First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | France | Solar 540147 / Vogue 540147First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Italy | Solar SOLP 501 / Green Line Records SOLP 501First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Japan | Solar ST-72554-8First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | Solar ST-72554-8First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Philippines | Solar LAR-2256 / Solar ST-72554First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | Solar MCF 3381First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Solar ST-72554First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Solar ST-72554First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Solar ST-72554First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Solar ST-72554First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Solar ST-72554First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Germany | Solar INT 146.009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Germany | Intercord 146009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | Solar SOLP 501 / Green Line Records SOLP 501LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Canada | Unidisc AGEK-2113LPLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
18 vinyl pressings of Just Gets Better With Time are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1987 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, Germany, Belgium and more. One of them is Solar ST-72554.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-72554, MCF 3381, INT 146.009, 146009) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-72554 F-2 ɑ B-26893-F3 Δ15930 Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL 1-2 SP0-2 and ST-2-72554 F-2 ɑ B-26894-F2 Δ15930-X Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL SP 01-1 AL-SP. 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.
