Vinyl pressings
by Dan Hill · 1977
Sometimes When We Touch was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 9 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.
M-2355-AS-3 MASTERDISK s1Runout A variant 1
M-2355-BS-3. MASTERDISK s1Runout B variant 1
M-2355-AS-D̶J̶-2 MASTERDISK sRunout A variant 2
M-2355-BS-4 MASTERDISK sssRunout B variant 2
M-2355-AS-2 MASTERDISKRunout A
M-2355-BS-2 J.G. MASTERDISKRunout B
T M-2355-AS-5 MASTERDISKRunout A
M-2355-BS-6 MASTERDISK TIIIIRunout B
M-2355-ASLabel A
M-2355-BSLabel B
M-2355-AS-5 MASTERDISK TI T
M-2355-BS-6 MASTERDISK TII
MASTERDISK M-2355-AS-DJ-2Side A
MASTERDISK M-2355-AM-1Side B
BTC 2355 A1 △TA-side runout
BTC-2355 B1 △TB-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Interfusion K 6965First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Australia | Big Time BTS-1364First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Barbados | Philips 6162 134.2First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Barbados | Philips 6162 134.2First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Canada | GRT 1230-137First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | GRT 1230-137First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1977 | Ireland | 20th Century Records BTC 2355First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Italy | 20th Century Records 6162 134First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Netherlands | 20th Century Records 6162 134First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | 20th Century Records 6162 134First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Interfusion K 6965First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | 20th Century Records BTC 2355First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | 20th Century Records BTC 2355First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | 20th Century Records BTC 2355First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | 20th Century Records BTC 2355First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Philippines | Pony Canyon PC-00557", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Interfusion K-69657", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | 20th Century Fox Records TC-23557", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
| ? | US | 20th Century Fox Records TC-23557", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
| ? | US | 20th Century Fox Records TC-23557", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
40 vinyl pressings of Sometimes When We Touch are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1977 and 1994.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is 20th Century Fox Records TC-2355.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TC-2355, BTC 2355, K 6965, BTS-1364) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M-2355-AS-3 MASTERDISK s1 and M-2355-BS-3. MASTERDISK s1. 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.
