Vinyl pressings
by Champaign · 1983
Try Again was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 7 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.
NL 01-3180-1A-1Runout side A stamped variant 1
NL 01-3180-1B-1Runout side B stamped variant 1
NL 01-3180-1A-1 ARunout side A stamped variant 2
NL 01-3180-1B-1 ARunout side B stamped variant 2
NL 01-3180-1A-1 ARunout side A
NL 01-3180-1B-1 ARunout side B
P ZSS169215-1B TML-MA-Side Runout Etching
P ZSS 169216-1A TML-SB-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 169215Label Side A
ZSS 169216Label Side B
G1 ZSS 169215-1C TML-SVariant 1: A-Side etch, exc "TML-S"
G1 ZSS 169216-1C TML-XVariant 1: B-Side etch, exc "TML-X"
ZSS 169215A-Side label
ZSS 169216B-Side label
ZSS 169215-1BSide A runout
ZSS 169216-1BSide B runout
ZSS 169215Side A Label
ZSS 169216Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | CBS BA 223046First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Australia | CBS BA 223046First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | Columbia 38 03563First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS CBSA 3180 / CBS A-3180First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS CBSA 3180 / CBS A-3180First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Jamaica | Columbia 38-03563First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | South Africa | CBS SSC 5424First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | UK | CBS CBSA 3180 / CBS A3180First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | CBS CBS A3180First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Columbia 38-03563First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | Columbia 38-03563First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Columbia 38-03563First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | US | Columbia 38-03563First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Try Again are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Europe, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is CBS CBSA 3180.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBSA 3180, 38-03563, CBS A3180, BA 223046) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NL 01-3180-1A-1 and NL 01-3180-1B-1. 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.
