US
1984- Label and catalog number
- Private I Records 4Z9 04996
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Pitman Press
- Runout / matrix
P 4Z9-04996-3ABSide A Runout
P 4Z9-04996-4ABSide B Runout
AA-AF 4Z9 04996-3Side A Label
AA-AF 4Z9 04996-4Side B Label
Vinyl pressings
by Bonnie Pointer · 1984
Your Touch 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.
14 pressings came out in 1984, 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.
P 4Z9-04996-3ABSide A Runout
P 4Z9-04996-4ABSide B Runout
AA-AF 4Z9 04996-3Side A Label
AA-AF 4Z9 04996-4Side B Label
P ZS4-04449-3AAEtched Side A
P ZS4-04449-4AAEtched Side B
4Z9-04996-3AC G1Side A Runout
4Z9-04996-4AE G1Side B Runout
AA-AF 4Z9 04996-3Side A Label
AA-AF 4Z9 04996-4Side B Label
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 | Canada | Epic 12EXP-4996First year12" | 12" |
| 1984 | Canada | Epic ZS4 04449 / Private I Records ZS4 04449First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Europe | Epic EPCA 4418 / Epic A-4418First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | France | Private I Records 101967 / Vogue 101967First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | France | Private I Records 311087 / Vogue 311087First year12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | South Africa | Gresham Records DGS 361First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | UK | Epic TA 4418First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | Epic A 4418 / Private I Records A 4418First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Private I Records 4Z9 04996First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | US | Private I Records ZS4 04449First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | US | Private I Records 4Z9 04996First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | Private I Records ZS4 04449First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | US | Private I Records ZS4 04449First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | Private I Records 4Z9 04996First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
14 vinyl pressings of Your Touch are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Private I Records 4Z9 04996.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4Z9 04996, ZS4 04449, TA 4418, A 4418) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P 4Z9-04996-3AB and P 4Z9-04996-4AB. 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.