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Cynthia SchlossSend Me The Pillow

Vinyl pressings

Send Me The Pillow

by Cynthia Schloss · 1982

14 pressings4 countriesLovers RockReggae

Send Me The Pillow was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Send Me The Pillow

8 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 3 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.

US

1982
Label and catalog number
K & K Records
Format
12"
Runout / matrix

Send Me The Pillow - A BUSTR-+2 KK MasteringSide A

Surround Me With Love - B BUSTAMAN T3 KK MasteringSide B

Full details of this pressing

US

1982
Label and catalog number
K & K Records
Format
12", 45 RPM · Purple Label
Runout / matrix

Send me The Pillow - A KK masteringRunout side A etched

Surround me with Love - B KK masteringRunout side B etched

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 14 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1980s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1982JamaicaMerritone OA-022First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1982Trinidad & TobagoK & K RecordsFirst year12"12"
1982USK & K RecordsFirst year12"12"
1982USTSM Records TSM 0013First year12", 45 RPM12", 45 RPM
1982USK & K RecordsFirst year12"12"
1982USK & K RecordsFirst year12"12"
1982USK & K RecordsFirst year12", Single12", Single
1982USK & K RecordsFirst year12", 45 RPM12", 45 RPM
Year unknown6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UnknownK & K Records7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
?NetherlandsPolydor 810 520-112", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo12", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo
?NetherlandsPolydor 810 519-77", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
?USK & K Records12", 45 RPM12", 45 RPM
?USK & K Records12", 45 RPM12", 45 RPM
?USK & K Records12"12"

Tracklist

  1. ASend Me The Pillow6:40
  2. B1Surround Me With Love
  3. B2Send Me The Pillow Version

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Send Me The Pillow are there?

14 vinyl pressings of Send Me The Pillow are listed here, from 4 countries.

When was Send Me The Pillow first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago. One of them is K & K Records.

How do I tell if my copy of Send Me The Pillow is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TSM 0013, OA-022) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Send Me The Pillow on vinyl worth?

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.

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