Vinyl pressings
by Dusty Springfield · 1978
It Begins Again was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 11 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.
UA-LA-791-1 RTB 2 STERLING ISide A runout, variant 1
UA-LA-791-2 RTB STERLING ISide B runout, variant 1
UA-LA-791-1 RTB STERLINGSide A runout, variant 2
UA-LA-791-2 RTB 2 STERLINGSide B runout, variant 2
T UA-LA-791-1-1 RTB SterlingSide A runout
T UA-LA-791-2-1 RTB SterlingSide B runout
9109607 1Y//1 ST 1 3 3 STERLING-1-RTBSide A runout variant 1
9109607 2Y//2 ST 1 2 1 3 STERLING-1-RTBSide B runout variant 1
9109607 1Y//2 ST 1 2 1 1 STERLING-2 RTBSide A runout variant 2
9109607 2Y//1 ST 1 2 1 4 STERLING-2-RTBSide B runout variant 2
6310 030/1-3Side 1 runout, etched
6310 030-2Side 2 runout, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Mercury 9109 607First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | Mercury 6310 030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | Mercury 6310 030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | United Artists Records UALA-791HFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Mercury 6310 030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Ireland | Mercury 9109 607First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Mercury RJ-7360First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Mercury RJ-7360First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Mercury 6310 030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Mercury 9109 607First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Norway | Mercury 6310 030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Mercury 6310 030First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA791-HFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA791-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA-791LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Summit SCD499 016LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Liberty LN-10024LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of It Begins Again are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1978 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is United Artists Records UA-LA791-H, released February 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UA-LA791-H, UA-LA791-G, 9109 607, 6310 030) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UA-LA-791-1 RTB 2 STERLING I and UA-LA-791-2 RTB STERLING I. 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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