Vinyl pressings
by Electribe 101 · 1988
Talking With Myself was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year. 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.
DB TAPE ONEA, etched
Δ 88 10 JA BX 74 AA, stamped, Δ has unidentified character inside
Δ 88 10 JABX 74 BB, stamped, Δ has unidentified character inside
JA MPO JAB 74 A²A, etched
MPO JAB 74 B²B, etched
[AGI logo] 88 10 JA BX 74 A DB TAPE ONERunout A, stamped/etched
[AGI logo] 88 10 JABX 74 BRunout B, stamped
JABXR 74A-1U-1-1 MIKE'SSide A, stamped/etched
JABXR 74 B-1U-1-1 THE EXCHANGESide B, stamped/etched
JABX 74 A-6U-1-1 JASide A runout
JABX 74 B-1U-1-1Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | UK | Club JABXDJ 74 / Club JABX 74First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | UK | Hip-Notic Records HIP 1First year12" | 12" |
| 1988 | UK | Club JABXR DJ74 / Club JABXR 74First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | UK | Club JABX 74 / Club 872 075-1First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | UK | Club JABX 74 / Club 872 075-1First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | UK | Club JAB 74 / Club 872 074-7First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1988 | UK | Club JABX 74 / Club 872 075-1First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | UK | Club JABXR 74 / Club 872 347-1First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Australasia | Mercury 876 653-112" | 12" |
| 1990 | Australia | Mercury 876 652-77", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1990 | Canada | Phonogram 876 653-112", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1990 | Europe | Mercury 876 653-112" | 12" |
| 1990 | France | Philips 876 652-7 / Mercury 876 652-77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Germany | Mercury 876 652-77", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | UK | Mercury MERXR 31612", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | US | Mercury Pro 831-112", Limited Edition, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo, Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", Limited Edition, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Mercury Pro 832-112", Limited Edition, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo, Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", Limited Edition, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Mercury Pro 833-112", Limited Edition, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo, Limited | 12", Limited Edition, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo, Limited |
| 1990 | US | Mercury 875 215-112", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1990 | US | Mercury 875 215-112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1990 | US | Mercury 875 215-112", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | UK | Mercury MERXX 316 / Mercury 875 217-112", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | UK | Mercury HIP 312", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Manifesto ELEC 1/212", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
31 vinyl pressings of Talking With Myself are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1988 and 1998.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK. One of them is Club JABX 74, released November 21, 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JABX 74, JAB 74, JABXR 74, HIP 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DB TAPE ONE and Δ 88 10 JA BX 74 A. 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.
