Vinyl pressings
by U2 · 1987
Where The Streets Have No Name was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
48 pressings came out in 1987, 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.
TOWNHOUSE D M MSide A runout groove etching - variant 1:
IS 340 B/1Side B runout groove etching - variant 1:
IS 340 A2-11 TOWNHOUSE D.M.M.Side A runout groove etching - variant 2:
N/ASide B - variant 2:
IS340 A/2 TOWN HOUSE D.M.M. 2Runout side A
1212340 B/2 TOWN HOUSE D.M.M. 2Runout side B
IS 340 A2 - 11 TOWN HOUSE D.M.M.Side A runout, etched
IS340 B11Side B runout, etched
IS 340 A2 - 11 TOWN HOUSE D.M.M.Side A runout, etched
IS340 B11Side B runout, etched
12 1S 340 A 2-12 TOWNHOUSE DMMSide A runout, variant 1
1S 123 140B15 1U TOWNHOUSE DMMSide B runout, variant 1
12 IS 340 A 2-12 TOWN HOUSE DMMSide A runout, variant 2
12 IS 340 B12 TOWN HOUSE DMMSide B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Unknown | Island Records 9058112", Test Pressing, Single Sided · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing, Single Sided · Test pressing |
| 1987 | Argentina | Island Records TLP 50469First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Argentina | Island Records TLP 50469First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Australia & New Zealand | Island Records X-14515 / Island Records X 14515First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1987 | Australia & New Zealand | Island Records X14515First year12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1987 | Australia & New Zealand | Island Records K-386 / Festival Records K-386First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Canada | Island Records 97061First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Canada | Island Records IS-1146First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Canada | Island Records 97062First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Europe | Island Records 12 IS 340First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Greece | Island Records VG 4011 ZFirst year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | Ireland | Island Records IS 340First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Ireland | Island Records IS 340First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Israel | Island Records ISX 340First year12", Partially Unofficial, Promo · Promo | 12", Partially Unofficial, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Italy | Island Records IS 340First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Ireland | Universal Music Publishing U2COM12.310" | 10" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Island Records 12IS34012", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
53 vinyl pressings of Where The Streets Have No Name are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1987 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in UK, US, Europe, Greece and more. One of them is Island Records IS 340, released August 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use IS 340, 12 IS 340, ISJB 340, 7-99408) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TOWNHOUSE D M M and IS 340 B/1. 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.
