Vinyl pressings
by Wham! · 1984
Last Christmas / Everything She Wants 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 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.
TA 4949 A1Side A runout, etched, variant 1
TA 4949 AA1Side AA runout, etched, variant 1
TA 4949 A4Side A runout, etched, variant 2
TA 4949 AA2Side AA runout, etched, variant 2
GA 4949 A1Side A runout, hand-etched variant 1
GA 4949 AA3Side AA runout, hand-etched variant 1
GA 4949 A1 DSide A runout, hand-etched variant 2, D is stamped
GA 4949 B̶1̶ AA1 ⋀Side AA runout, hand-etched variant 2, AA1 ⋀ is stamped
TA 4949 A1Side A runout, etched, variant 1
TA 4949 AA1Side AA Runout, etched, variant 1)
TA 4949 A3 <Side A runout, etched, < stamped, variant 2
TA 4949 AA2 <Side AA Runout, etched, < stamped, variant 2
TA 4949 A1Side A runout, etched
TA 4949 AA1Side AA runout, etched
TA 4949 ASide A label
TA 4949 AASide AA label
TA 4949 A[scratched]2 <Side A runout, etched, < stamped, variant 1
TA 4949 AA3 <Side AA runout, etched, < stamped, variant 1
TA 4949 A3 <Side A runout, etched, < stamped, variant 2
TA 4949 AA3 <Side AA runout, etched, < stamped, variant 2
GA 4949 A1 2 DAMONT. AMSide A etched runout
GA 4949 B 1 1 DAMONT. ALSide AA etched runout
GA4949 ASide A label
GA4949 AASide AA label
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 | Epic ES 12128First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Australia | Epic ES 1012First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Brazil | CBS 43610 / Discos CBS 43.610First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Europe | Epic A 12.4949 / Epic EPCA 12.4949First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Europe | Epic EPCA 4949 / Epic A 4949First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | Epic TA 4949First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Europe | Epic EPCA 4949 / Epic A 4949First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Greece | Epic EPCA 12-4949First year12" | 12" |
| 1984 | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony CSA 1008First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Ireland | Epic GA 4949 / Epic EPC GA 4949First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Ireland | Epic EPC GA 4949 / Epic EPC GA 4949First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | New Zealand | Epic ES 1013First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Philippines | CBS CE-EP-18020First year12", 45 RPM, EP, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Portugal | Epic A 4949First year7", Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1984 | UK | Epic GA 4949 / Epic GA4949First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Europe | Epic EPC 653185 6 / Epic 653185 612", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe | Epic 190759788477", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Epic 19658877867 / Sony Music 196588778677", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 653185 612", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
45 vinyl pressings of Last Christmas / Everything She Wants are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1984 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in UK, Australia, Portugal, Brazil and more. One of them is Epic TA 4949, released December 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TA 4949, GA 4949, GA4949, ES 1012) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TA 4949 A1 and TA 4949 AA1. 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.
