Vinyl pressings
by A Taste Of Honey · 1980
Twice As Sweet was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 8 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.
ST-1-12089-Z6• AZ ❀ 3 ✲ ✲A etched, 3, ✲ stamped
ST-2-12089 Z5• AZ ❀ 2 ✲ ✲B etched, 2, ✲ stamped
ST 1-12089A label
ST 2-12089B label
ST-1-12089-Z4 AZ❀] ─◁side A runout etched
ST-2-12089-G9 ⓧ MASTERED BY CAPITOL ML ─◁side B runout etched/stamped
ST 1-12089side A label
ST 2-12089side B label
ST 1-12089Label side 1
ST 2-12089Label side 2
ST-1-12089-Z1 AZ❀ 0Side A runout etched [except 0]
ST-2-12089 Z2 AZ❀ 0Side B runout etched [except 0]
ST 1-12089Side A label
ST 2-12089Side B label
ST-1-12089-Z-3 #2 AZ❀ · ─◁Runout, side A, variant 1
ST-2-12089 Z-3 AZ❀ · ─◁ Ⅱ 2Runout, side B, variant 1
ST-1-12089-Z-3 AZ❀ · ─◁Runout side A, variant 2
ST-2-12089 Z-3 AZ❀ · ─◁ Ⅱ 2Runout side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia & New Zealand | Capitol Records ST-12089First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | Capitol Records 31C 064 86198First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-12089First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-81351First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-81351First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 1A 062-86198First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Spain | Capitol Records 10C 064-086.198First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Capitol Records E-ST 12089 / Capitol Records 0C 062-86 198First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records ST-12089First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records ST-12089First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records ST-512089 / EMI ST-512089First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records ST 512089 / Capitol Records ST-512089LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records ST-12089First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records ST-12089LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records ST-12089First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Korea | Life Studio 54 Life 288LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
18 vinyl pressings of Twice As Sweet are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Brazil and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-12089, released July 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-12089, ST-512089, E-ST 12089, 31C 064 86198) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-12089-Z6• AZ ❀ 3 ✲ ✲ and ST-2-12089 Z5• AZ ❀ 2 ✲ ✲. 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.
