Vinyl pressings
by Donna Summer · 1989
This Time I Know It's For Real was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
41 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 14 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.
U7780T-A-1 NS IIIII MT. Damont VRunout side A, stamped, etched
U7780T-A-1 MT. IIII Damont HRunout side B, stamped, etched
U7780(T) ALabel side A
U7780(T) BLabel side B
U7780T-A-1 NS IIIII MT. DAMONT RSide A runout
U7780T-B-1 3 MT. 3 DAMONT VSide B runout
U7780(T) ASide A label
U7780(T) BSide B label
U7780-A-1 MT. NS DAMONTRunout etched side A
U7780-B-1 MT DAMONTRunout etched side B
U7780 ALabel side A
U7780 BLabel side B
U7780T-A-1 NS MT. LYN22622 DAMONTRunout side A, stamped, etched
U7780T-B-1 MT. LYN22623 DAMONTRunout side B, stamped, etched
U7780(T) ALabel side A
U7780(T) BLabel side B
u+7780+P+A ORLAKERunout A variant 1 and 2
u+7780+P+ARunout B variant 1
u+7780+P+B ORLAKERunout B variant 2
U7780-A-1 MT. IIIIII NS LYN 22854 CA-side runout
U7780-B-1 MT IIIII LYN 22855 BB-side runout
U7780 AA-side label
U7780 BB-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australia | WEA 7-257780First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Australia | WEA 0-257779First year12", Single, 45 RPM | 12", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Canada | Atlantic 78 64150First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1989 | Canada | Atlantic 78 88997First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Canada | Atlantic 78 88997First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 257 779-0 / Warner Bros. Records 2 57779-0First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records U 7780 / Warner Bros. Records 257 780-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 257 780-7 / Warner Bros. Records 2 57780-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records U 7780 / Warner Bros. Records 257 780-7First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 257 780-7 / Warner Bros. Records U 7780First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | France | Warner Bros. Records 257780-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records 2 57780-7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Guatemala | Warner Bros. Records 257 779First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Jamaica | Atlantic 7-88899First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Mexico | WEA PRO 341First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
41 vinyl pressings of This Time I Know It's For Real are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records U7780T, released February 13, 1989.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use U7780T, U7780(T), U7780, U7780P) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, U7780T-A-1 NS IIIII MT. Damont V and U7780T-A-1 MT. IIII Damont H. 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.
