Vinyl pressings
by Tommy Page · 1990
I'll Be Your Everything was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. 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 1990, the album's first year, in 10 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.
I8 R / S Alsdorf 543 919959-7-AVariant 1, Runout A, etched, stamped
22 R / S Alsdorf 543 919959-7-BVariant 1, Runout B, etched, stamped
I4 R / S Alsdorf 543 919959-7-AVariant 2, Runout A, etched, stamped
17 R / S Alsdorf 543 919959-7-BVariant 2, Runout B, etched, stamped
W9959-A-1 2 MT B 1A-side runout
W9959-B-1 2 MT B 1B-side runout
W 9959 AA-side label
W 9959 BB-side label
MT W9959(T)A-1
MT W9959(T)B-1
W+9959+P+A ORLAKERunout side A
W+9959+P+B ORLAKERunout side B
W 9959-A-1 MTRunout etched side A
W 9959-B-1 B MTRunout etched side B
W 9959 ALabel side A
W 9959 BLabel side B
R/S Alsdorf 543 919959-7-A 1Runout side A
R/S Alsdorf 543 919959-7-B 4Runout side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Australia | Sire 7-19959First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records 45-80150First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Europe | Sire 5439-19959-7 / Warner Bros. Records W 9959First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Germany | Sire 7599-21532-0First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records PRO 449First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | Panama | WEA 5439-19959-7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | Philippines | Warner Bros. Records WB77-692First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Spain | Wea 1.255 / Warner Bros. Records 1.255First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1990 | UK | Sire W 9959 / Sire W9959WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1990 | UK | Sire W 9959 T / Sire 7599-21532-0First year12" | 12" |
| 1990 | UK | Sire W9959P / Warner Bros. Records W 9959 PFirst year7", Picture Disc · Picture disc | 7", Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1990 | UK | Sire W9959 / Sire 5439-19959-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | UK | Sire 5439-19959-7 / Warner Bros. Records W 9959First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | US | Sire 7-19959First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of I'll Be Your Everything are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in Europe, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is Sire 5439-19959-7.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5439-19959-7, W 9959, W 9959 T, W9959P) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, I8 R / S Alsdorf 543 919959-7-A and 22 R / S Alsdorf 543 919959-7-B. 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.
