Vinyl pressings
by Chet Baker · 1979
The Touch Of Your Lips 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.
1 pressing came out in 1979, the album's first year. 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.
SCS 1122-A AL 36973Side A runout variant 1
SCS 1122-B AL 36973Side B runout variant 1
SCS 1122-A AL (ᵛᵛ) 36973 #2Side A runout variant 2
SCS 1122-B AL (ᵛᵛ) 36973 #2Side B runout variant 2
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 | US | SteepleChase SCS 1122First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Denmark | SteepleChase SCS 1122 / SteepleChase SCS-1122LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Denmark | SteepleChase SCS-1122LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | SteepleChase RJ-7494LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Portugal | SteepleChase SCS 1122 / Dargil SCS-1122LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Spain | SteepleChase 11-0067LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Netherlands | SteepleChase SCS 1122 / SteepleChase SCS-1122LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Denmark | SteepleChase SCS-1122LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Denmark | SteepleChase SCS-1122LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | SteepleChase SCS 1122LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| ? | Germany | SteepleChase SCS 1122 / SteepleChase SCS-1122LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | SteepleChase SCS 1122 / SteepleChase SCS-1122LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of The Touch Of Your Lips are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1979 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US. One of them is SteepleChase SCS 1122.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SCS 1122) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SCS 1122-A AL 36973 and SCS 1122-B AL 36973. 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.
