Vinyl pressings
by Wham! · 1984
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go 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.
67 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 23 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.
A4440 A-2 DAMONTSide A runout, etched, variant 1
A4440 B-3 DAMONTSide B runout, etched, variant 1
A4440 A-2 2 DAMONT ESide A runout, etched, variant 2
A4440 B-3 1 DAMONT GSide B runout, etched, variant 2
01-4440-2A-1 A NLSide A Etched
01-4440-2B-1 CSide B Stamped
A 4440 A1Runout side A
A 4440 B2Runout side B
A4440 A-2 DAMONT ✩MT✩Side A runout
A4440 B-3 DAMONTSide B runout
A4440 A*Side A label
A4440 B*Side B label
A 4440 A1Side A Etched
A 4440-B2Side B Etched
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 12107 / Epic EPCTA1440First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Australia | Epic ES 969First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Australia | Epic ES 969First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Australia | Epic ES 12107 / Epic EPCTA1440First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Bolivia | Discos CBS S 30481First year7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | Canada | Columbia 12CXP-05049 / Columbia 12CXP 05049First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Columbia 38-04552 / Columbia 38 04552First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Canada | Columbia 12CXP-05049 / Epic 12EXP-05049First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Columbia 38 04552First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Costa Rica | CBS 7012890First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Costa Rica | CBS 7012890First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Europe | Epic EPCA 12.4440 / Epic EPCA 12-4440First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1984 | Europe | Epic EPCA 4440 / Epic A 4440First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | France | Epic EPC A4440 / Epic A 4440First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Germany | Epic EPC A 4440 / Epic A 4440First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Russia | буд кон Д60 12619Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono | Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia 13-687127", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
| ? | US | Collectables 68712 / Columbia 687127", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
71 vinyl pressings of Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1984 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in UK, US, Brazil, Greece and more. One of them is Epic A 4440, released May 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A 4440, A4440, TA 4440, 44-05049) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A4440 A-2 DAMONT and A4440 B-3 DAMONT. 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.
