Vinyl pressings
by Dwight Twilley · 1979
Twilley was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
AB 4214 SASide 1 Label
AB 4214 SBSide 2 Label
TI AB-4214-SA CT3 KP MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide 1
AB-4214 SB F6 KP PXT MASTERED BY CAPITOL RECORDED BEFORE THE NUCLEAR WARSide 2
AB - 4214 SA F8 MASTERED BY CAPITOL HUBRunout area side A
AB - 4214 SB F8 MASTERED BY CAPITOL HUB RECORDED BEFORE THE NUCLEAR WARRunout area side B
AB 4214 SALabel side A
AB 4214 SBLabel side B
1S AB-4214 SA F2 A6 KPSide A Etched
MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A Stamped
1S AB-4214 SB F2 - B1 KPSide B Etched
MASTERED BY CAPITOL RECORDED BEFORE THE NUCLEAR WARSide B Stamped
P AB-4214 SA F5 MASTERED BY CAPITOL KPRunout side A, variant 1
P AB-4214 SB F6 RECORDED BEFORE THE NUCLEAR WAR MASTERED BY CAPITOL KPRunout side B, variant 1
P AB-4214 SA F6 MASTERED BY CAPITOL KPRunout side A, variant 2
P AB-4214 SB F12 RECORDED BEFORE THE NUCLEAR WAR MASTERED BY CAPITOL KPRunout side B, variant 2
TI AB-4214-SA CT3 MASTERED BY CAPITOL C1 KPSide A runout
1S AB-4214 SB F2 - MASTERED BY CAPITOL SXT B7 KP RECORDED BEFORE THE NUCLEAR WARSide B runout
AB 4214 SASide A label
AB 4214 SBSide B label
T1 AB-4214-SA CT3 MASTERED BY CAPITOL A7 KPSide A runout
T1 AB-4214 SB F11 TH MASTERED BY CAPITOL C1 KP RECORDED BEFORE THE NUCLEAR WARSide B runout
AB 4214 SASide A label
AB 4214 SBSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Canada | Arista AB 4214First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Arista AB 4214First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Arista 2C 070 62655 / Shelter Records 2C 070 62655LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | France | Eurodisc 913269 / Eurodisc 200422First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Shelter Records 200 422-320 / Shelter Records 200 422First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Shelter Records RJ-7571First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Shelter Records RJ-7571First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Shelter Records 200406 / Shelter Records 200.406First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Arista AB 4214First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Portugal | Arista AB 4214 / Valentim De Carvalho 8e 072-62655First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | Arista 10C064-062.655First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Arista AB 4214First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Arista AB 4214 / Shelter Records AB 4214First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Arista AB 4214 / Shelter Records AB 4214First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Arista AB 4214First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | South Africa | Arista ASTJ(D) 58 / Arista ASTJ (D) 58LP, Album | LP, Album |
20 vinyl pressings of Twilley are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Canada, France, Germany and more. One of them is Arista AB 4214.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AB 4214, 913269, 200 422-320, RJ-7571) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AB 4214 SA and AB 4214 SB. 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.
