Vinyl pressings
by Cyndi Lauper · 1984
Time After Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
43 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 21 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 4290 A3 V 1A-side runout, hand etched, variant 1
A 4290 B1 DB-side runout, hand etched, variant 1
A 4290 A1A-side runout, hand etched, variant 2
A 4290 B1B-side runout, hand etched, variant 2
TA 4290 A1Runout, side A, variant 1
TA 4290 B1Runout, side B, variant 1
TA 4290 A1 CRunout, side A, variant 2
TA 4290 B1 ARunout, side B, variant 2
WA+4290+A ORLAKERunout A
WA +4290+B ORLAKERunout B
A 4290 A3A-side, variant 1
A 4290 B2B-side, variant 1
A 4290 A2 timtom BA side runout, etched, B stamped, variant 2
A 4290 B2 EB side runout, etched, E stamped, variant 2
A 4290 A2 timtomA-side runout
A 4290 B2B-side runout
A 4290 A*A-side label
A 4290 B*B-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | Portrait PR 45035First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Brazil | Epic 46612First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Costa Rica | CBS 7012819First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Europe | Portrait PRTA 12.4290 / Portrait PRTA 12-4290First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | Europe | Portrait PRTA 4290 / Portrait A 4290First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | Portrait PRTA 4290 / Portrait A 4290First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | France | Portrait PRT A 4290 / Epic A 4290First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Germany | Portrait A 4290 / Epic A 4290First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Ireland | Epic PRT A 4290 / Portrait PRT A 4290First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Israel | Portrait ZSS 171672 / 21 45 90First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Italy | Portrait PRT A 4290 / Epic PRT A 4290First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1984 | Jamaica | Columbia 37-04432First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1984 | Japan | Portrait 07・5P-286 / Epic/Sony 07・5P-286First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Japan | Portrait 07・5P-286 / Epic/Sony 07・5P-286First year7" | 7" |
| 1984 | Japan | Portrait 07・5P-286 / Epic/Sony 07・5P-286First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label (Cyndi Lauper) SF-0512", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, White Label |
45 vinyl pressings of Time After Time are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1984 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in UK, US, Canada, France and more. One of them is Epic A4290, released March 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A4290, A 4290, TA 4290, WA 4290) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A 4290 A3 V 1 and A 4290 B1 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.
