Vinyl pressings
by Toni Basil · 1981
Mickey 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.
4 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year. 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.
T1 (CHS-2638-AS etched out)-T3 VS4 3539A [Artisan logo]Side A runout
T (CHS-2638-BS etched out)-T1 VS4 3539B (B etched out) B 22Side B runout
( VS4 03539 AS )Side A label
( VS4 03539 BS )Side B label
TI CHS-2638-AS -T3 [Artisan logo]Side A runout
T CHS-2638-BS -T1Side B runout
(CHS 2638 AS)Side A label
(CHS 2638 BS)Side B label
CHS-2638-AS-X [artisan logo]side A runout
CHS-2638-BS-Xside B runout
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 | US | Chrysalis VS4 03539First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | US | Chrysalis CHS 2638First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | US | Chrysalis VS4 03539First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1981 | US | Chrysalis CHS 2638First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | El Salvador | Chrysalis CHR-057", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Panama | Chrysalis CHR-057", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | US | Chrysalis CHS 26387", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1982 | US | Chrysalis CHS 26657", Single | 7", Single |
| 1982 | US | Chrysalis CHS 26387", Styrene | 7", Styrene |
| 1982 | US | Chrysalis CHS 26387", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1982 | US | Chrysalis CHS 26387", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1982 | US | Chrysalis CHS 26387", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | US | Chrysalis CHS 2638 / Virgin CHS 26387", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | US | Chrysalis CHS 26387", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | US | Chrysalis CHS 26387", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Thailand | Blank BPC0107", 45 RPM, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo |
17 vinyl pressings of Mickey are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1981 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US. One of them is Chrysalis VS4 03539.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VS4 03539, CHS 2638) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 (CHS-2638-AS etched out)-T3 VS4 3539A [Artisan logo] and T (CHS-2638-BS etched out)-T1 VS4 3539B (B etched out) B 22. 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.
