Vinyl pressings
by Brainstorm · 1979
Hot For You was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. 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 1979, 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.
2Z8-5515-3ADA-Side Runout Etching
XSS-165702-1DA-Side Runout Etching (Crossed Out)
2Z8-5515-4ADB-Side Runout Etching
XSS-165703-1DB-Side Runout Etching (Crossed Out)
ZS8-5514-3AC PB Runout
ZS8-5514-4ACB Runout
ZS8 5514-3A Label
ZS8 5514-3B Label
P 2Z8-5515-3AD X̶S̶S̶-̶1̶6̶5̶7̶0̶2̶-̶1̶D̶Runout A
P 2Z8-5515-4AD X̶S̶S̶-̶1̶6̶5̶7̶0̶3̶-̶1̶D̶Runout B
2Z8 5515-3Label A
2Z8 5515-4Label B
TI 2Z8-5515-3-1F X̶S̶S̶-̶1̶6̶5̶7̶0̶2̶-̶1̶D̶Runout A
TI 2Z8-5515-4-1F X̶S̶S̶-̶1̶6̶5̶7̶0̶3̶-̶1̶D̶Runout B
2Z8 5515-3Label A
2Z8 5515-4Label B
2Z8 5515-1A label
2Z8 5515-5B label
ZS8-5514-1ADA-Side Runout Etching
p ZS8-5514-3ADB-Side Runout Etching
ZS8 5514-1Mono Label
ZS8 5514-3Stereo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Canada | Tabu Records 2Z8 5515First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1979 | Ecuador | CBS 133-0027First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Mexico | Epic SCL-45,008 / Tabu Records SCL-45,008First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | Tabu Records S TBU 13 7341First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | UK | Tabu Records S TBU 7341First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Tabu Records 2Z8-5515First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1979 | US | Tabu Records 2Z8 5515First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1979 | US | Tabu Records ZS8 5514First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | US | Tabu Records ZS8 5514First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1979 | US | Tabu Records 2Z8-5515First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Tabu Records ZS8 5514First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Tabu Records 2Z8-5515First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Tabu Records 2Z8-5515First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Tabu Records S TBU 7341First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | US | Columbia 4ZH 0783512", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
15 vinyl pressings of Hot For You are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1979 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Canada, Ecuador and more. One of them is Tabu Records 2Z8-5515.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2Z8-5515, ZS8 5514, 2Z8 5515, S TBU 13 7341) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2Z8-5515-3AD and XSS-165702-1D. 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.
