Vinyl pressings
by David Bowie · 1975
The London Boys / Love You Till Tuesday was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
ECPDR-39320-TI-ICRunout side A, stamped
ZDR-39958-TI-ICRunout side B, stamped
ECPDR-39320-TI-IC C 1Runout side A, stamped, variant 2
ZDR-39958-TI-1C N 1Runout side B, stamped, variant 2
ECPDR-39320-T1-1CA-side runout, stamped
ZDR-39958-T1-1CB-side runout, stamped
ECPDR-39320-TI-IC C 1Runout side A, stamped
ZDR-39958-TI-1C N 1Runout side B, stamped
ECPDR 39320Label side A
ZDR 39958Label side B
EPCDR 39320 01Side A runout stamped
ZDR 39958 01Side B Runout stamped
ECPDR 39.320Label Side A
ZDR 39.958Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | France | Decca 86.086First year7", Single, Mispress | 7", Single, Mispress |
| 1975 | Mexico | London Records 45/10732First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | UK | Decca F 13579First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | Decca F 13579First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | Decca F 13579First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Decca F 135797", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1982 | UK | Decca F 135797", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Germany | Decca 6.149117", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Decca F 135797", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | UK | Decca F 135797", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Decca F 135797", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of The London Boys / Love You Till Tuesday are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1975 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, Mexico, France. One of them is Decca F 13579, released May 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F 13579, 45/10732, 86.086) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ECPDR-39320-TI-IC and ZDR-39958-TI-IC. 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.
