Vinyl pressings
by Cliff Richard · 1988
Private Collection (1979 - 1988) was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 10 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.
CRTV 301 A-2-1- 2 DStamped Runout, Side A, Variant 1
CRTV 301 B-1-1-1 DStamped Runout, Side B, Variant 1
CRTV 302 A-2-1- 2̶ 3 DStamped Runout, Side C, Variant 1
CRTV 302 B-7-1-1-1̶ DStamped Runout, Side D, Variant 1
CRTV 301 A-2-1- 1 DSide A runout
CRTV 301 B-3C-1- DSide B runout
CRTV 302 A-2-1-- DSide C runout
CRTV 302 B-7-1-1-1̶ DSide D runout
79 360 543 7913711-A1Side A runout, variant 1
1 79 360 584 7913711-B1Side B runout, variant 1
1 79 360 720 7913721-A1Side C runout, variant 1
2 79 360 721 7913721-B1Side D runout, variant 1
CRTV 301 A-2-1- 1 DSide A
CRTV 301 B-6-1-1-1 DSide B
7913721-A2Side C
7913721-B2Side D
CRTV 301 A-2-1- DSide A runout
CRTV 301 B-1-1-1 DSide B runout
CRTV 302 A-2-1-1 DSide C runout
CRTV 302 B-2-1-21 DSide D runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australasia | EMI EMC 791370First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Canada | EMI C1-791370First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Europe | EMI 164 7 91370 1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Germany | EMI 63209 1LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Greece | EMI 064-7913711/21First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Israel | NMC CRTV 30-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Italy | EMI 64 7913701First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1988 | Portugal | EMI 7913701First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | South Africa | EMI EMCJ (I) 7913701First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Spain | EMI 168 79 1370 1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | UK | EMI CRTV 30 / EMI 79 1370 1First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | UK | EMI CRTV 30 / EMI 79 1370 1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | UK | EMI CRTV 30First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | UK | EMI CRTV 30 / EMI 79 1370 1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | UK | EMI CRTV 30 / EMI 79 1370 1First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | India | His Master's Voice CRTV 30LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1992 | Denmark | EMI 50999 2538541LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Private Collection (1979 - 1988) are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1988 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK, Australasia, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is EMI CRTV 30, released November 7, 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CRTV 30, EMC 791370, C1-791370, 164 7 91370 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CRTV 301 A-2-1- 2 D and CRTV 301 B-1-1-1 D. 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.
