Vinyl pressings
by Wham! · 1984
Make It Big 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.
46 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 29 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.
EPC 86311 A2Runout, side A, etched. Var. 1
EPC 86311 B2Runout, side B, etched. Var. 1
EPC 86311 A2Runout, side A, etched. Var. 2
EPC 86311 B5Runout, side B, etched. Var. 2
EPC-86311-A 7Runout, side A, etched, except "C" is stamped
EPC-86311 B2Runout, side B, etched, except "C" is stamped
EPC-86311-ALabel, side A
EPC-86311-BLabel, side B
EPC 86311-A4Label, Side A, etched
EPC 86311-B2Label, Side B, etched
EPC 86311 A2Side 1 runout, etched
EPC 86311 B2Side 2 runout, etched
EPC 86311 ASide 1 label
EPC 86311 BSide 2 label
EPC-86311-A4 ΛHand etched and stamped runout, side A [variant 1]
EPC-86311-B1 CHand etched and stamped runout, side B [variant 1]
EPC 86311 A5Hand etched runout, side A [variant 2]
EPC-86311-B2Hand etched runout, side B [variant 2]
EPC-86311-A6 TimTomRunout, side A, etched, "C" stamped
EPC-86311-B2Runout, side B, etched, "C" stamped
EPC 86311 ALabel, side A
EPC 86311 BLabel, 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 | Argentina | Columbia 20.590 / CBS 20.590First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Australia | Epic ELPS 4451First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Australia | Epic ELPS 4451First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Brazil | Discos CBS 138607First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Colombia | CBS 141793First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1984 | Costa Rica | CBS 1100856First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Ecuador | CBS 333-0070First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Europe | Epic EPC 86311 / Epic 86311First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | Epic 86311 / Epic EPC 86311First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1984 | Europe | Epic EPC 86311 / Epic EPCCL 41 945 7LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1984 | Europe | Epic EPCCL 32 274 3 / Epic EPC 86311LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1984 | Greece | Epic EPC 86311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Honduras | CBS 1100856First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony CYA 1031First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Ireland | Epic EPC 86311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | South Korea | CBS CPL-1025LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | South Korea | Sony DPL-5029 / Columbia CK 39595LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Columbia 19658834681 / Legacy 19658834681LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2024 | Europe | Epic 19658815001 / Sony Music 19658815001LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Epic 19658814991LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Discos CBS 138607 / CBS 138.607LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Discos CBS 138607 / Columbia BL-39596LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 86311 / Epic 86311LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Epic 86311LP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| ? | Europe | Epic EPCA 37120 / Epic 86311LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | South Korea | High Stereo Light 39595LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | Spain | Epic EPC 86311LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia FC 39595LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia FC 39595LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia FC 39595LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
81 vinyl pressings of Make It Big are listed here, from 35 countries, released between 1984 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in UK, US, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Epic EPC 86311, released October 23, 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EPC 86311, FC 39595, 28·3P-555, 32·3P-574) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EPC 86311 A2 and EPC 86311 B2. 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.
