Vinyl pressings
by Culture Club · 1987
This Time - Twelve Worldwide Hits - The First… was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 20 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.
VTV 1AX-1U-1-1Side A runout, variant 1
VTV 1 B-1U-1-1-Side B runout, variant 1
VTV 1AX -1U-1-3-6 D TOWNHOUSE DMMSide A runout, variant 2
VTV 1 B-2U-1-1- 2 DDSide B runout, variant 2
AL 40913-1A DMM G1 STERLINGSide 1 etched variant 1
BL-40913-1A DAM G2 STERLINGSide 2 etched variant 1
AL 40913-1A DMM G4 STERLING A 9Side A, variant 2
BL-40913-1A DMM G3 STERLING A2Side B, variant 2
VTV 1AX-1U-1-1Side A
VTV 1 B-1U-1-1-Side B
LSVIRG 71024 A 25 06 87 SBRunout side A
LSVIRG 71024 B 25 06 87 SBRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Argentina | Virgin TLP-90047First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | Australia | Virgin VTV 1 / Virgin VTV1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | Canada | Virgin VL 2408First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | Canada | Virgin VL 2408First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | Europe | Virgin 208 225-630First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | France | Virgin 124 261 / Virgin 124261First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | Mexico | Virgin LA-713First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | New Zealand | Virgin VTV 1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | South Africa | Virgin VNC 5094First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | South Korea | EMI YVPL 128 / Virgin UTV 1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | Spain | Virgin LL 208225First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | US | Epic FE 40913First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | Venezuela | Virgin VIRGIN-1530First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | Zimbabwe | Virgin VNC 5094First yearLP, Compilation, Misprint | LP, Compilation, Misprint |
| 1987 | Israel | Virgin VTV 1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | South Korea | Virgin VKPL-0047 / Virgin VTV 1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
27 vinyl pressings of This Time - Twelve Worldwide Hits - The First… are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1987 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in UK, US, Israel, Italy and more. One of them is Virgin VTV 1, released March 16, 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VTV 1, FE 40913, VAL-89-6009, LSVIRG 71024) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VTV 1AX-1U-1-1 and VTV 1 B-1U-1-1-. 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.
