Vinyl pressings
by Bonnie Tyler · 1977
The World Starts Tonight was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 8 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.
[Utopia lyre symbol]Lacquer Cutting Ʊ, etched
PL 25063-A-1 [Utopia lyre symbol] WRunout A, etched - variant 1
PL 25063-B-1 A1AE W [Utopia lyre symbol]Runout B, etched - variant 1
PL 25063-A-1 [Utopia lyre symbol] WRunout A, etched - variant 2
PL 25063-A- [lyre logo] •W• A/AAAHSide A runout (variant 1)
[lyre logo] PL 25063-B-1AIAAZ •W•Side B runout (variant 1)
PL 25063-A- [lyre logo] •W• A/AAAPSide A runout (variant 2)
[lyre logo] PL 25063-B-1 AIAAAN •W•Side B runout (variant 2)
PL 25063-ASide A Label
PL 25063-BSide B Label
SXT S 1 CHR-1140-A ②Side 1 etched
SXT S 1 CHR-1140-B ①Side 2 etched
PL 25063-Arunout A
PL 25063-Brunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Unknown | RCA PL 25063 / RCA Victor PL 25063First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Australia | RCA Victor VPL1 7132First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Chrysalis CHR1140First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | RCA PL 25063 / RCA Victor PL 25063First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | New Zealand | RCA Corporation VPL1 7132LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1977 | Portugal | RCA Victor PL 25063First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Scandinavia | RCA Victor PL 25063 / RCA PL 25063First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | South Africa | RCA Victor 38-577First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | RCA Victor PL 25063First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | UK | RCA Victor PL 25063First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Chrysalis CHR 1140First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Chrysalis CHR 1140First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Spain | RCA Victor PL-25063LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Europe | RCA International NL 70029LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Chrysalis CHM 41140LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Chrysalis PV 41140LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of The World Starts Tonight are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1977 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor PL 25063.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PL 25063, CHR 1140, VPL1 7132, CHR1140) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [Utopia lyre symbol] and PL 25063-A-1 [Utopia lyre symbol] W. 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.
