Vinyl pressings
by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers · 1981
A Woman In Love (It's Not Me) was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. 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 1981, the album's first year, in 9 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.
MC 11012-SS2 ⧈-G-⧈ STERLINGSide A Runout, Etched Except ⧈-G-⧈ STERLING, Stamped
MC-11189-SS1 ⧈-G-⧈ STERLING SCSide B Runout, Etched Except ⧈-G-⧈ STERLING, Stamped
MC 11012Side A Label
MC 11189Side B Label
MC-11012-SS4 ◈-P-◈ STERLINGSide A Etched Runout
MC 11189-SS3 ◈-P-◈ STERLINGSide B Etched Runout
MC-11012-SS4 ◈-P-◈ STERLINGRunout, both sides, etched (◈-P-◈ STERLING stamps)
MC11012Label, both sides
MCA⋅ 730-A1 JA TAPE ONE C ΛRunout side A, variant 1
MCA⋅ 730-B1 C JA TAPE ONE ΛRunout side B, variant 1
MCA⋅ 730-A1 JA TAPE ONERunout side A, variant 2
MCA 730-B1 JA TAPE ONERunout side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | MCA Records BSR 51136First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Canada | Backstreet Records BSR-51136First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Japan | MCA Records VIMX-1527First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Japan | MCA Records VIMX-1527First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | New Zealand | MCA Records BSR 51136First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Peru | MCA Records F-MCA 0000730.4First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | Peru | MCA Records F-MCA 0000730.4First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | MCA Records 103 441 / MCA Records 103 441 - 100First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Netherlands | MCA Records 103 441First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | US | Backstreet Records BSR-51136First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Backstreet Records BSR-51136First year7", Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Backstreet Records BSR-51136First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | UK | MCA Records MCA 730 / Backstreet Records MCA 730First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
13 vinyl pressings of A Woman In Love (It's Not Me) are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Germany, Netherlands and more. One of them is Backstreet Records BSR-51136, released July 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSR-51136, MCA 730, 103 441, BSR 51136) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MC 11012-SS2 ⧈-G-⧈ STERLING and MC-11189-SS1 ⧈-G-⧈ STERLING SC. 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.
