Vinyl pressings
by Chicago · 1978
No Tell Lover was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
ZSS 165312 1D TI T STERLINGA-Side Runout Etching (STERLING stamped), Variant 1
ZSS 165313 1D TIIII STERLINGB-Side Runout Etching (STERLING stamped), Variant 1
T ZSS 165312 1C sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢA-Side Runout Etching (STERLING stamped), Variant 2
T ZSS 165313 1C sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢB-Side Runout Etching (STERLING stamped), Variant 2
XSS 165343Label Side A
XSS 165344Label Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Columbia BA 222491First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Jamaica | Columbia 3-10879First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Japan | CBS/Sony 06SP 290First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | CBS/Sony 06SP 290First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Mexico | CBS 8139First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1978 | New Zealand | CBS BA461940First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1978 | Peru | CBS CSR 1050First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | US | Columbia AS 539First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia 3-10879First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1979 | Canada | Columbia 3-108797", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Europe | CBS CBS 7050 / CBS 70507", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Spain | CBS CBS 70507", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 3-108797", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 3-108797", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 3-108797", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
21 vinyl pressings of No Tell Lover are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico and more. One of them is Columbia 3-10879, released December 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-10879, AS 539, 06SP 290, 8139) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS 165312 1D TI T STERLING and ZSS 165313 1D TIIII STERLING. 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.
