Vinyl pressings
by Crystal Gayle · 1978
Talking In Your Sleep 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.
17 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
UAX-1214Y-UAST-19495-2 Masterfonics]TIIRunout, Side A, (var 1)
UAX-1214Y-UAST-19492-1 Masterfonics TIIRunout, Side B, (var 1)
T UAX-1214Y-UAST-19495-1 MasterfonicsRunout, Side A, (var 2)
T UAX-1214Y-UAST-19492-2 Masterfonics TIIRunout, Side B, (var 2)
R-3440 ① UAX-1214Y-UAST-19495 MasterfonicsA-Side Runout Etching
R-3441 ① UAX-1214Y-UAST-19492 MasterfonicsB-Side Runout Etching
UAST-19495A-Side Label
UAST-19492B-Side Label
UAX-1214Y UAST-19495 Masterfonics 52641A-Side Runout Etching (52641 reversed)
UAX-1214Y-UAST-19492 52640 MasterfonicsB-Side Runout Etching (52640 reversed)
UAST-19495A-Side Label
UAST-19492B-Side Label
UP 36422 A-1U FOR JUDY - BILBOA-side runout
UP 36422 B-1U AND PUNCH ! DBB-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Barbados | United Artists Records UAST-19495First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Belgium | United Artists Records 4C006-61307First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Canada | United Artists Records UAXW-1214First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Canada | United Artists Records UAXW-1214First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | France | United Artists Records UP 36.422 / United Artists Records UP 36422First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Guatemala | United Artists Records UA-X1214-YFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Ireland | United Artists Records UP 36422First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1978 | Ireland | United Artists Records UP 36422First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | United Artists Records CM-147First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | United Artists Records CM-147First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | New Zealand | United Artists Records K 7188First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | United Artists Records UP 36422First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | United Artists Records UP 36422First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | United Artists Records UA-X1214-YFirst year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | United Artists Records UA-X1214-YFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | United Artists Records K-71887", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
19 vinyl pressings of Talking In Your Sleep are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Barbados, Belgium and more. One of them is United Artists Records UA-X1214-Y.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UA-X1214-Y, UP 36422, UAST-19495, 4C006-61307) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UAX-1214Y-UAST-19495-2 Masterfonics]TII and UAX-1214Y-UAST-19492-1 Masterfonics TII. 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.
