Vinyl pressings
by Beatmaster · 1984
Lipservice 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.
12 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 5 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.
TB-842-A "Hot Lips" MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie Jr (smiley) Angie (star)PRESSED AT SOUND MAKERS,(star)N.J.Runout Groove Side A
TB-842-B MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie Jr (smiley) (star)PRESSED AT SOUND MAKERS,(star)N.J.Runout Groove Side B
TB-842-A "Hot Lips" MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie Jr (smiley) Angie (star)PRESSED AT SOUND MAKERS,(star)N.J.Run-out Groove Side A
TB-842-B MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie Jr (smiley) (star)PRESSED AT SOUND MAKERS,(star)N.J.Run-out Groove Side B
12 IS 187 A-1U-1-1-1Machine stamp side A
12 IS 187 B-1U-1-1-3Machine stamp side B
GraemeEtching side A
12 IS 187-ACentre label side A
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 | France | Tommy Boy 311065 / Vogue 311065First year12" | 12" |
| 1984 | France | Tommy Boy 101935 / Vogue 101935First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Tommy Boy TOMMY 128325First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1984 | Sweden | Stranded Rekords 12 REK 059First year12" | 12" |
| 1984 | Sweden | Stranded Rekords REK 059First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Sweden | Stranded Rekords REK 0597", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1984 | UK | Tommy Boy 12 IS 187 / Island Records 12 IS 187First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | UK | Island Records IS 187First year7" | 7" |
| 1984 | UK | Island Records IS 187First year7", 45 RPM, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1984 | US | Tommy Boy TB 842First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | US | Tommy Boy TB 842First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | Tommy Boy TB 842-7First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | Tommy Boy TB 842First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | US | Tommy Boy TB 84212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
14 vinyl pressings of Lipservice are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK, France, Netherlands and more. One of them is Tommy Boy TB 842.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TB 842, TB 842-7, 12 IS 187, IS 187) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TB-842-A "Hot Lips" MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie Jr (smiley) Angie (star)PRESSED AT SOUND MAKERS,(star)N.J. and TB-842-B MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie Jr (smiley) (star)PRESSED AT SOUND MAKERS,(star)N.J.. 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.
