Vinyl pressings
by Con Funk Shun · 1980
Touch 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.
9 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.
A-3 ᐉ SRM-1-4002-AS KSide A: Runout, Hand Etched
B-1 ᐉ SRM-1-4002-BS K-1Side B: Runout, Hand Etched
SRM-1-4002-AA-Side Label
SRM-1-4002-BB-Side Label
SRM-1-4002 AS PW (PR)PMatrix Runout Side A
SRM-1-4002 BS PW1 (PR)PMatrix Runout Side B
SRM-1-4002-ASMatrix Label Side A
SRM-1-4002-BSMatrix Label Side B
SRM-1-4002 AS PRC-R1-1-1Side 1
SRM-1-4002 BS
SRM-1-4002 AS PRC-C1-1-11Side 1 Runout
SRM-1-4002 BS PRC-C1-1-1Side 2 Runout
SRM-1-4002-ASSide 1 Label
SRM-1-4002-BSSide 2 Label
SRM-1-4002 A-1DSide 1 Runout
SRM-1-4002 B-1ASide 2 Runout
SRM-1-4002-ASSide 1 Label
SRM-1-4002-BSSide 2 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 | Brazil | Mercury 6337154 / Mercury 6337 154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Mercury 25PP-8First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Mercury 6337 154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Mercury 6337 154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Mercury SRM-1-4002 / Mercury 6337 154First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Mercury SRM-1-4002 / Mercury 6337.154First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Mercury SRM-1-4002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Mercury SRM-1-4002 / Mercury 6337 154First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Mercury SRM-1-4002 / Mercury 6337 154First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | Mercury 25PP-8LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Netherlands | CNR 660.091LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Spain | Mercury 6337 154LP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of Touch are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Brazil, Netherlands and more. One of them is Mercury SRM-1-4002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRM-1-4002, 6337 154, 6337154, 25PP-8) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-3 ᐉ SRM-1-4002-AS K and B-1 ᐉ SRM-1-4002-BS K-1. 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.
