Vinyl pressings
by Basia · 1986
Prime Time TV was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 6 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.
01-127276-1A-1 ARunout side A stamped
01-127276-1B-1 ARunout side B stamped
01-127276-1Label, side A
01-127276-2Label, side B
01-7276-2A-1Runout side A, etched, variant 1
01-7276-2B-1Runout side B, etched, variant 1
01-7276-2A-1 ARunout side A, etched, variant 2
01-7276-2B-1 ARunout side B, etched, variant 2
TA-7276-A1 TimTom V 5Side A etched,stamped
TA-7276-B1 V 2Side B etched,stamped
A7276 AI timtausRunout side A
A 7276 BIRunout side B
QA7276 ALabel side A
QA7276 BLabel side B
A7276 A1 Λ timtomRunout side A
A7276 B1 TY ΛRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | Portrait PR 45052First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1986 | Europe | Portrait PRTA 12-7276 / Portrait A 12.7276First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Portrait A 7276 / Portrait PRTA 7276First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Greece | Portrait PRTA 12-7276First year12" | 12" |
| 1986 | New Zealand | Portrait TA 7276First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| 1986 | UK | CBS BASH Q3 / Epic BASH Q3First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1986 | UK | Portrait TA 7276First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | UK | Portrait QA7276First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | UK | Portrait A7276First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Portugal | Portrait PRT A 7276 / Epic PRT A 7276First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | Epic BASH 37" | 7" |
| 1987 | UK | Epic BASH T312", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
12 vinyl pressings of Prime Time TV are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1986 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Europe, UK, Portugal, Australia and more. One of them is Portrait PRTA 12-7276.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PRTA 12-7276, A 7276, BASH Q3, TA 7276) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01-127276-1A-1 A and 01-127276-1B-1 A. 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.
