Vinyl pressings
by Bob Marley & The Wailers · 1991
Talkin' Blues was first pressed on vinyl in 1991. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1991, 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.
TGLLP 12 A - 1 U - 1 - 2 D The ExchangeRun-out side A, stamped, etched
TGLLP 12 B - 1 U - 1 - 1 The Exchange. - DMMRun-out side B, stamped, etched
TGLLP 12-ALabel side A
TGLLP 12-BLabel side B
TGLLP12A-1U-1Side 1, label
TGLLP12B-3J-1Side 2, label
422-848 243 1Run-out both side, stamped, etched
-A- TALKIN BLUESRun-out side A, stamped, etched
-B- TALKIN BLUESRun-out side B, stamped, etched
ROGER007Run-out both side, stamped, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Argentina | PolyGram 848243-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1991 | Barbados | Tuff Gong 422-848 243 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Brazil | Tuff Gong 848 243-1 / Island Records 848 243-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Colombia | Island Records 848-243-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Europe | Tuff Gong 211 313 / Island Records 211 313First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | France | Tuff Gong 848 243-1 / Tuff Gong 848243-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Guatemala | Island Records 848 243-4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Jamaica | Tuff Gong TGLLP 12-848243-1 / Island Records TGLLP 12-848243-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Jamaica | Tuff Gong TGLLP 12 / Island Records 848 243-1LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| 1991 | Jamaica | Tuff Gong TGLLP 12 / Island Records 848 243-1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1991 | Mexico | Tuff Gong 848 243-1 / Island Records 848243-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Nigeria | PolyGram MCY 021 / Island Records 848 243-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Spain | Tuff Gong 5C 211 313 / Island Records 5C 211 313First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1991 | Spain | Tuff Gong 211 313 / Island Records 211 313 (5C)First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1991 | UK & Europe | Tuff Gong TGLLP 12 / Island Records 848 243-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
19 vinyl pressings of Talkin' Blues are listed here, from 16 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1991, in UK & Europe, US, Zimbabwe, Argentina and more. One of them is Tuff Gong TGLLP 12.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TGLLP 12, 422-848 243-1, STARL 5799, 848243-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TGLLP 12 A - 1 U - 1 - 2 D The Exchange and TGLLP 12 B - 1 U - 1 - 1 The Exchange. - DMM. 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.
