Vinyl pressings
by Berlin · 1986
Take My Breath Away 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.
33 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 16 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.
ZSS-173682-1E [flower] G1 B1Runout - A side
ZSS-173699-1C [birds] G1 A1Runout - B side
ZSS 173682Label - A side
ZSS 173699Label - B side
ZSS 173682 1AA G1Variant 1, Runout side A
ZSS 173887 1AA G1Variant 1, Runout side B
ZSS 173682 1AA D G1 A3Variant 2, Runout side A [Etched, "D" is stamped]
ZSS 173887 1AA D G1 A2Variant 2, Runout side B [Etched, "D" is stamped]
P (T) ZSS-173682-1A ❀Runout - A side
P (T) ZSS-173699-1A ⁀⁀ ⁀⁀Runout - B side
ZSS 173682Label - A side
ZSS 173699Label - B side
A ZSS-173682-1D (Flowers) 1G(A-Side Runout)
PG1 G1 ZSS-173699-1A (Birds)(B-Side Runout)
ZSS-173682-1D (Flowers) D G1 ASide A runout
ZSS-173699-1A (Birds) P (T) GSide B runout
ZSS 173682Side A label
ZSS 173699Side B label
XSS 173704Labels
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 | Canada | Columbia 38 05903First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Canada | Columbia 38 05903First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Canada | Columbia 38 05903First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Costa Rica | CBS 7013136First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1986 | Europe | CBS CBSA 7320 / CBS A 7320First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | CBS CBSA 12.7320 / CBS A 12.7320First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Ireland | CBS 7320First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Italy | CBS CBS A 7320First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Jamaica | Columbia 38-05903First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | New Zealand | CBS BA 3464First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Philippines | CBS CS-10143 / CBS 38-05903First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Portugal | CBS CBS A 7320 / CBS CBSA 7320First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Portugal | CBS CBS A 7320 / CBS CBSA 7320First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | South Africa | CBS SSC 5957First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1986 | Spain | CBS CBS A 7320First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Mercury 002347", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
34 vinyl pressings of Take My Breath Away are listed here, from 17 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia 38-05903.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 38-05903, 13-68719, CAS 2369, A 7320) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS-173682-1E [flower] G1 B1 and ZSS-173699-1C [birds] G1 A1. 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.
