Vinyl pressings
by Change · 1983
This Is Your Time 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.
11 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 9 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.
STA- 835141-A I-2 SP-AR B-17775-A STERLING ∆ 3777 SRC 0-Runout Side A
STA- 835142-B SP-AR I-2 B-17776-B STERLING 0- ∆ SRC 3777 XRunout Side B
SRC STA-835141-A 1-1 STERLINGA-Side Runout Etching (Variant)
SRC STA-835142-B 1-1 STERLINGB-Side Runout Etching (Variant)
∆3777 SRC 0- STA-835141-A 1-2 SP-AR B-17775-A STERLINGA-Side Runout Etching
0- SRC ∆3777-X STA-835142-B SP-AR 1-2 B-17776-B STERLINGB-Side Runout Etching
ST-A-835141-ARA-Side Label
ST-A-835142-ARB-Side Label
810 649-1 1Side A label
810 649-1 2Side 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 | France | Polydor 810 649-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Polydor 810 649-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Greece | Polydor 810 649-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Italy | Memory Records PTL 66004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Atlantic 80053-1 / RFC Records 80053-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Atlantic P-11342First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Philippines | Atlantic 80053-1 / RFC Records 7 80053-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Portugal | Polydor 810 649-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Spain | Polydor 810 649-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Atlantic 80053-1 / RFC Records 80053-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Atlantic 80053-1 / RFC Records 80053-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | US | Atlantic 80053-1 / RFC Records 7 80053-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of This Is Your Time are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, France, Germany, Greece and more. One of them is Atlantic 80053-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 80053-1, 810 649-1, PTL 66004, P-11342) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STA- 835141-A I-2 SP-AR B-17775-A STERLING ∆ 3777 SRC 0- and STA- 835142-B SP-AR I-2 B-17776-B STERLING 0- ∆ SRC 3777 X. 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.
