Vinyl pressings
by Warren Zevon · 1987
Leave My Monkey Alone 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.
19 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 8 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.
STVR-52268-1 1\1 PrecisionSide A etched
ST-VR-52006-1 1\1 PrecisionSide B etched
ST-VR-52268-SPSide A label
ST-VR-52006-SPSide B label
ST-VR-52268-2 ɑ R-18252-2 Precision △ 17133 1-1Side A etched
ST-VR-52006-2 ɑ R-18311-2 Precision △ 17228 1-1Side B etched
ST-VR-52268-ARSide A label
ST-VR-52006-ARSide B label
ST-DM-52004-SPA label
ST-DM-52005/52006-SPB label
ST-DM 52004-2 [Allied 'ɑ' Logo] B-27733-2 Precision △16798 1-1Runout A Side Etched, [Allied 'ɑ' Logo] Stamped
S̷T̷-̷D̷M̷ ̷5̷2̷0̷0̷4̷-̷2̷ ST-DM 52005-52006-2 [Allied 'ɑ' Logo] B-27734-2 Precision △16798-X 1-1Runout B Side Etched, [Allied 'ɑ' Logo] Stamped
ST-DM-52004-ARLabel Side A
ST-DM-52005 / 52006-ARLabel Side B
ST-VR-52268-SP
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 | Australia | Virgin VS 97612First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Australia | Virgin VS 976First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Australia | Virgin VS976-12 / Virgin VS97612First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Canada | Virgin VSX 1391 / Virgin VSX1391First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Canada | Virgin 1391First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Europe | Virgin 109 166 / Virgin 109 166-100First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Germany | Virgin 609 166-213First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | Germany | Not On Label 609 16612", 45 RPM, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1987 | New Zealand | Virgin VS 976First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | South Africa | Virgin VS 713First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | Virgin VS 976-12First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | UK | Virgin VS 976-12 DJFirst year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | UK | Virgin VS 976First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Virgin DMD 1053First year12", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1987 | US | Virgin 7-99440First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
20 vinyl pressings of Leave My Monkey Alone are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Virgin 7-99440, released September 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7-99440, 0-96762, DMD 1053, VS 976-12) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STVR-52268-1 1\1 Precision and ST-VR-52006-1 1\1 Precision. 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.
