Vinyl pressings
by Wham! · 1982
Young Guns (Go For It) was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
39 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 13 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.
IVL A - 13 - 2766 - A2 {scratched out WHAM - 12 - A2}Runout side A, etched
IVL A - 13 - 2766 - B1Runout side B, etched
⋀Runout both sides, stamped
IVL A13 2766 A*Label side A
IVLA 2766 A 2 RAYSEtched, side A
DSide A runout, stamped at nine o'clock
IVLA 2766 B 1Etched, side B
FSide B runout, stamped at nine o'clock
IVL A - 13 - 2766 - A2 {scratched out WHAM - 12 - A2}Side A etched
IVL A - 13 - 2766 - B1Side B etched
IVL A13 2766 A*Side A label
IVL A13 2766 B*Side B label
IVL A - 2766-A-2Etched Side A
IVL A - 2766-B-1Etched Side B
IVL A2766 A*Side A label
IVL A2766 B*Side B label
IVLA 13 2766 A1DJSide A etched
IVLA 13 2766 B1Side B etched
IVL A13 2766 ADJ A*Side A label
IVL A13 2766 B*Side B label
IVLA-13-2766-A2 W̶H̶A̶M̶-̶1̶2̶ ̶A̶2̶ RAYS 1 DSide A runout
IVLA.13.2766 B1 ☺ ☺ DSide B runout
IVL A13 2766 A*Side A label
IVL A13 2766 B*Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Epic ES 816First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Australia | Epic ES 12052 / Innervision Records ES 12052First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1982 | Australia | Epic ES 12052First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Bolivia | Discos CBS S 10379 / Discos CBS 10379First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Canada | Columbia 12CXP 8541 / Innervision Records 12CXP 8541First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Canada | Columbia 12C4 03501 / Innervision Records 12C4 03501First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1982 | Canada | Columbia 38 03611 / Innervision Records 38 03611First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Canada | Columbia DJC4-8529First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Canada | Columbia 12CXP-8541 / Innervision Records 12CXP-8541First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Europe | Epic A 2766 / Epic EPCA 2766First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | Epic EPCA 12-2766 / Epic A 12.2766First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | Epic EPCA 12.2766 / Epic A 12.2766First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Ireland | Innervision Records IVL 2766First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Ireland | Innervision Records IVL 2766First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Mexico | CBS BS-35,039First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
46 vinyl pressings of Young Guns (Go For It) are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1982 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, US, Australia, Bolivia and more. One of them is Innervision Records IVL A 13 2766, released September 17, 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use IVL A 13 2766, IVL A 2766, IVL A13 2766, IVL A13 2766 ADJ) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, IVL A - 13 - 2766 - A2 {scratched out WHAM - 12 - A2} and IVL A - 13 - 2766 - B1. 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.
