Vinyl pressings
by Twisted Sister · 1984
We're Not Gonna Take It 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.
32 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 15 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.
A9657 T-A1 DAMONT MTSide A runout
A9657 T-B1 DAMONT MTSide B runout
786944-0Side A & Side B label
A 9657(T) ASide A label
A·9657·A-1 2-1 ✫MT✫Side A runout, hand etched
A̶·9657·B-1-2 ✫MT✫Side B runout, hand etched
A-9657(T)A ★MT★Side A
A-9657 (T) B-1 ★MT★Side B
A9657 (T)-A1 *MT*Hand Etched Side A, asterisks are small stars
A9657 (T) - B1 -1 -15 *MT*Hand Etched Side B, asterisks are small stars
A-9657(T)A 13 ★MT★Hand Etched (the 13 is very faint)
A-9657・(T) B-1 ★MT★Hand Etched
A9657 T-A1 MTHand Etched Side A
A9657 T MTHand Etched 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | Atlantic 7-89641First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Australia | Atlantic 7-89641First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Atlantic 78 96417First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Canada | Atlantic 78 96417First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Ecuador | Atlantic 45-73054First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Europe | Atlantic 786 944-0First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Germany | Atlantic 789 657-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Guatemala | Atlantic 7-89641First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Ireland | Atlantic A9657First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Italy | Atlantic 78 9657-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Italy | Atlantic 78 6944-0First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Mexico | Atlantic SWA-136First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | New Zealand | Atlantic 7-89641First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Peru | Atlantic F-ALT 0789641.5First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | South Africa | Atlantic ATS 1060First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Spain | WEA 1.522 / Atlantic 15227", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
33 vinyl pressings of We're Not Gonna Take It are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1984 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in UK, US, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic A 9657 T.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A 9657 T, A 9657, A9657T, 7-89641) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A9657 T-A1 DAMONT MT and A9657 T-B1 DAMONT MT. 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.
