Vinyl pressings
by a-ha · 1988
Touchy! was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 7 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.
R/S Alsdorf 927749-7-Ax927749-7-AxA-side runout, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 927749-7-B 927749-7-BB-side runout, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 927749-7-Ax927749-7-A 16A-side runout, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 927749-7-B 927749-7-BB-side runout, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 921044-0-AVariant 1, Runout Side A, stamped
R/S Alsdorf 921044-0-BVariant 1, Runout Side B, stamped
R/S Alsdorf 921044-0-A [Stamped] 13 [Hand etched]Variant 2, Runout side A
R/S Alsdorf 921044-0-B [Stamped] 12 [Hand etched]Variant 2, Runout side B
R/S Alsdorf 927747-7-A 927749-7-ARunout side A
R/S Alsdorf 927747-7-B 927749-7-BRunout side B
R/S Alsdorf 927747-7-A 927749-7-ARunout side A
R/S Alsdorf 927747-7-B 927749-7-BRunout side B
R/S Alsdorf 927747-7-Ax 927749-7-Ax 13Runout, side A
R/S Alsdorf 927747-7-B 927749-7-B 55Runout, side B
927 749-7/ALabel, side A
927 749-7/BLabel, side B
W7749T-A-1 MT. DAMONTSide A, etched runout
W7749T-B-1 MT. CSide B, etched runout
W7749(T) ALabel side A
W7749(T) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Brazil | WEA 6WP.0064First year12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records W 7749 / Warner Bros. Records 927 749-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 921 044-0First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records W7749W / Warner Bros. Records 927747-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1988 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records W7749W / Warner Bros. Records 927747-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1988 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records W 7749 / Warner Bros. Records 927 749-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | France | Warner Bros. Records 927 749-7 / Warner Bros. Records W 7749First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Philippines | Warner Bros. Records WB-77-641First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 921 044-0First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 969First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | UK | Warner Bros. Records W7749 / Warner Bros. Records W 7749 VFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | Warner Bros. Records W7749 / Warner Bros. Records 927749-7First year7", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 7", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1988 | UK | Warner Bros. Records W7749 / Warner Bros. Records 927749-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | UK | Warner Bros. Records W 7749 / Warner Bros. Records 927 749-7First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | Warner Bros. Records W7749W / Warner Bros. Records 927747-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
21 vinyl pressings of Touchy! are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in Europe, UK, France, Philippines and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records W 7749.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use W 7749, 921 044-0, W7749W, W7749T) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R/S Alsdorf 927749-7-Ax927749-7-Ax and R/S Alsdorf 927749-7-B 927749-7-B. 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.
