Vinyl pressings
by Cheap Trick · 1980
Found All The Parts was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
31 pressings came out in 1980, 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.
TAL-36453-1B sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ GCSide A Runout etching (sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamped) [variant 1]
TBL 36453-1D sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢSide B Runout etching (sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamped) [variant 1]
o T1 T AL 36453-1C sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ GCSide A Runout etching (sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamped) [variant 2]
o T1 TBL 36453-1D A sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢSide B Runout etching (sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamped) [variant 2]
o T1 T AL 36453-1D sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢSide A Runout etching (sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamped) [variant 2]
o T1 TBL 36453-1A sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ GCSide B Runout etching (sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamped) [variant 2]
TAL 36453Side A Label
TBL 36453Side B Label
o T1 TAL-36453-1B D8 STERLING gcSide A runout, etched
o T1 T BL-36453-1B 10D STERLING gcSide B runout, etched
TAL 36453Side A label
TBL 36453Side B label
o T1 TAL.36453-1A A2 STERLINGSide A runout, etched
o T1 TBL36453-1A A2 STERLING gcSide B runout, etched
TAL 36453Side A label
TBL 36453Side B label
TAL-36453-1B 5D STERLING gc T1Side A runout
TBL-36453-1B 1D STERLING o T1Side B runout
TAL 36453Side A label
TBL 36453Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Epic EX 12002First year12", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1980 | Australia | Epic EX 12002First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Canada | Nu Disk 12EXP-300 / Epic 12EXP-300First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Special Edition, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Special Edition, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Nu Disk 12EXP-300 / Epic 12EXP-300First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1980 | Canada | Epic 12E4 8397First year12", EP, 7", Promo · Promo | 12", EP, 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Canada | Nu Disk 12EXP-300 / Epic 12EXP-300First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | Epic 16 3P-210First year10", 33 ⅓ RPM | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1980 | Japan | Epic 16 3P-210First year10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | Epic 16 3P-210First year10", 33 ⅓ RPM | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Epic EX 12002First year12", EP | 12", EP |
| 1980 | US | Epic 4E 36453 / Epic 36453First year10", EP, Stereo | 10", EP, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Nu Disk 4E 36453 / Epic 4E 36453First year10", EP, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 10", EP, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Nu Disk 4E 36453 / Epic 4E 36453First year10", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Nu Disk 4E 36453 / Epic 4E 36453First year10", EP, 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 10", EP, 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Epic 4E 36453 / Epic 36453First year10", EP | 10", EP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Nu Disk 12EXP-300 / Epic 12EXP-30012", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Reissue, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Nu Disk 12EXP-300 / Epic 12EXP-30012", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Reissue, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Nu Disk 12EXP-300 / Epic 12EXP-30012", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Reissue, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Nu Disk 12EXP-300 / Epic 12EXP-30012", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Reissue, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Nu Disk 12EXP-300 / Epic 12EXP-30012", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Reissue, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Reissue, Stereo |
40 vinyl pressings of Found All The Parts are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1980 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, Australia, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Epic 4E 36453.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4E 36453, 12EXP300, EX 12002, 12EXP-300) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TAL-36453-1B sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ GC and TBL 36453-1D sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ. 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.
