Vinyl pressings
by Tina Turner · 1984
Better Be Good To Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
33 pressings came out in 1984, 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.
CL 338T A-2-1-2--5 Penthouse NICKZA side runout, stamped
CL 338T B-1U-1-1--10B side runout, stamped
CL 338TALabel, A side
CL 338TBLabel, B side
12 CL 338T A-1U-1-2-1Side A runout groove, var. 1, machine stamped
12 CL 338T A-1U-1-2-7Side A runout groove, var. 2, machine stamped
ARUNSide A runout groove, hand etched
12 CL 338T B-1U-1-1-0Side B runout groove, machine stamped
CL 338T A-2-1-1 -C PenthouseSide A runout, stamped
NICKZSide A runout, etched
CL 338T B-1U-1- 1 -- 2Side B runout, stamped
CL 338TASide A label
S45-B5387 X99343F-Z8 Precision 0Runout Side A, variant 1
S45-B5387 98549 Z1 #2 Precision 0Runout Side B, variant 1
S45 - B5387 X 99343 F # 1-Z 7 Precision 0Runout Side A, variant 2
S45-B5387 98549 · Z1 #1 Precision 0Runout Side B, variant 2
S45-B5387 X99343F-28A Side Runout [Variant 1]
S45-B5387 98549 Z1B Side Runout [Variant 1]
S45-B5387 X99343F-Z12 #2 Precision • –––◁A Side Runout Etched [Variant 2]
S45-B5387 9854-Z3 #2 • –––◁ PrecisionB Side Runout Etched [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.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | Interfusion X13174First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1984 | Australia | Interfusion K 9497 / Interfusion K-9497First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1984 | Australia | Interfusion K-9497First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Brazil | Capitol Records 31C 062 2004552First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | Canada | Capitol Records V 75068First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Capitol Records B-5387First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Capitol Records B-5387First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Capitol Records V-8609First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Europe | Capitol Records 1A 006-20 0455 7 / Capitol Records 1A 006 20 0455 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | Capitol Records 1A K052-20 0455 6First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Ireland | Capitol Records CL 338First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Italy | Capitol Records 16 2004556First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Italy | Capitol Records 06 2004557First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-17492First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-17492First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
35 vinyl pressings of Better Be Good To Me are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1984 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in UK, US, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Capitol Records CL 338, released September 3, 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 338, 12CL 338, CLP 338, B-5387) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CL 338T A-2-1-2--5 Penthouse NICKZ and CL 338T B-1U-1-1--10. 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.
