Vinyl pressings
by Deniece Williams · 1982
It's Gonna Take A Miracle 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.
12 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 8 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.
AC-ZSS-17022 F/W NS TIA side runout, etched, variant 1
AC-ZSS-17023-2 F/W NS TIB side runout, etched, variant 1
AC-ZSS-17022 F/W NS TIA side runout, etched, variant 2
AC-ZSS-17023-2 F/W NS TB side runout, etched, variant 2
AA-ZSS-170022 p F/WNSRunout Side A
p AB-ZSS-170023-2 F/WNSRunout Side B
ZSS 170022Label Side A
ZSS 170023Label Side B
T1 AC-ZSS-170022 F/WNSA runout
T1 AD-ZSS-170022 F/WNSB runout
ZSS 170022Labels
AA-ZSS-170022 p F/WNSA runout
AB-ZSS-170022 p F/WNSB runout
ZSS 170022Labels
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | CBS BA 222951First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Jamaica | Columbia ZSS 170022First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Jamaica | Columbia ZSS 170022First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 07SP 631First year7" | 7" |
| 1982 | Netherlands | CBS CBSA 2185First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Spain | CBS CBS A-2336 / CBS CBS A 2336First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | US | ARC 18-02812 / Columbia 18-02812First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | ARC 18-02812 / Columbia 18-02812First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | ARC 18-02812 / Columbia 18-02812First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | Canada | ARC 18-02812 / Columbia 18-02812First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | New Zealand | ARC BA222951 / CBS BA222951First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | US | ARC 18-02812 / Columbia 18-02812First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1983 | UK | CBS CBS A23367", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | UK | CBS CBSA 23367" | 7" |
| 1983 | UK | CBS A23367" | 7" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS BA 2229517", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of It's Gonna Take A Miracle are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1982 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, Canada, New Zealand, Jamaica and more. One of them is ARC 18-02812, released February 25, 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 18-02812, BA222951, ZSS 170022, 07SP 631) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AC-ZSS-17022 F/W NS TI and AC-ZSS-17023-2 F/W NS TI. 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.
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