Vinyl pressings
by Alison Moyet · 1984
All Cried Out 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.
24 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 9 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.
TA 4757 A1 timtom CSide A runout, variant 1
TA 4757 B1 TY ⋀Side B runout, variant 1
TA 4757 A1 1 timtom ΛSide A runout, variant 2
TA 4757 B1 TY ΛSide B runout, variant 2
QTA 4757 A1 A BooHoo!Runout side A
QTA-4757·B1 ARunout side B
A 4757 A1 timtomA side runout, etched, variant 1
A 4757 B1 TYB side runout, etched, variant 1
A 4757 A1 TimTom 4 0 ΛA side runout, etched, variant 2
A 4757 B1 :) :) TY CB side runout, etched, variant 2
A 4757 A1 timtomA Side Runout
A 4757 B1 TYB Side Runout
A 4757 A1 timtomA side runout, etched
A 4757 B1 TYB side runout, etched
A 4757 A1 0 2 TimTom ΛA side runout
A 4757 B1 TY FB side runout
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 | CBS BA 12104First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Australia | CBS BA 223236First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1984 | Australia | CBS BA 223236First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, White Label · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1984 | Australia | CBS BA 12104First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Europe | CBS CBSA 4757 / CBS A 4757First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | CBS CBSA 4757 / CBS A4757First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | CBS CBSA 12.4757 / CBS A 12.4757First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Europe | CBS CBSA 12.4757First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Ireland | CBS A 4757First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Italy | CBS CBS A 4757First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1984 | New Zealand | CBS BA223236First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | New Zealand | CBS BA 12104First year12" | 12" |
| 1984 | Portugal | CBS A 12.4757First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Portugal | CBS A 4757 009First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1984 | South Africa | CBS SSC5745First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Old Gold OG 99497", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
29 vinyl pressings of All Cried Out are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1984 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in UK, Australia, Europe, Ireland and more. One of them is CBS TA 4757.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TA 4757, QTA4757, A 4757, BA 12104) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TA 4757 A1 timtom C and TA 4757 B1 TY ⋀. 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.
