Vinyl pressings
by Bucks Fizz · 1984
I Hear Talk 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.
10 pressings came out in 1984, 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.
FIZ. 4.A1 ΛA side runout, etched
FIZ. 4.B1B side runout, etched
FIZ 4 A* (PB 68261 A*)Label, A side
FIZ 4 B* (PB 68261 B*)Label, B side
FIZ. 4 A1Runout side A etched
FIZ. 4. B1Runout side B etched
FIZT. 4 A1Side A runout, etched
FIZT. 4 B1Side B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Canada | RCA PB-50826First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Germany | RCA PB 68261First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Germany | RCA PB 682617", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1984 | Ireland | RCA FIZ 4First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Italy | RCA PC 6816First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1984 | UK | RCA FIZ 4 / RCA PB 68261First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | RCA FIZ T 4 / RCA PC 68262First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| 1984 | UK | RCA FIZ 4 / RCA PB 68261First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | UK | RCA FIZ 4 / RCA PB68261First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | UK | RCA FIZ 4First year12", 45 RPM, Single, White Label, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, White Label, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | RCA FIZ 4 / RCA PB 68261First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1985 | Ecuador | RCA 123-10707", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Germany | RCA PC 68262 / RCA Victor PC 6826212", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Italy | RCA PB 68147", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1985 | Italy | RCA PB 68147", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of I Hear Talk are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1984 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in UK, Canada, Germany, Ireland and more. One of them is RCA FIZ 4, released December 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FIZ 4, FIZ T 4, PB-50826, PB 68261) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FIZ. 4.A1 Λ and FIZ. 4.B1. 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.
