Vinyl pressings
by Eurythmics · 1984
Touch Dance was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 16 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.
POUNDA TA1PE B-1149 A-2Runout side A, variant 1
020 B-1149 B-3 Made in GermanyRunout side B, variant 1
020 POUNDA TA1PE B-1149 A-3 Made in GermanyRunout side A, variant 2
Made in Germany 020 B-1149 B-1 IIRunout side B, variant 2
020 POUNDA TA1PE (Stamped): B - 1149 A - 1Side A runout, handwritten, variant 1
020 (Stamped): B - 1149 B - 1Side B runout, handwritten, variant 1
B-1149 A-2Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
POUNDA TA1PESide A runout, handwritten, variant 2
Made in Germany [stamped] 020 POUNDA TA1PE [etched] B-1149 A-1 [stamped]Runout side A, variant 1
Made in Germany [stamped] 020 [etched] B-1149 B-3Runout side B, variant 1
[020] Made in Germany [POUNDA TA1PE] B-1149 A-3A-side stamped [etched], variant 2
Made in Germany [020] B-1149 B-1B-side stamped [etched], variant 2
PG 70354 A1 BILBO. TAPE ONE ΛRunout side-A
PG 70354 B1 BILBO. TAPE ONE ΛRunout side-B
CPL1-5086-A-1 MASTERSOUND HW I A1 BSide A runout, variant 1
CPL1-5086-B-1 MASTERSOUND HW I A1 HSide B runout, variant 1
CPL1-5086-A-1 MASTERSOUND HW I A1 HSide A runout, variant 2
CPL1-5086-B-1 MASTERSOUND HW I A1 DSide B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia & New Zealand | Starcall Records SML10500First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Canada | RCA CPL1-5086 / RCA Victor CPL1-5086First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Europe | RCA PG 70354First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Europe | RCA PG 70354 / RCA S PG 70354First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Germany | RCA PG 70354LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1984 | Greece | RCA RCLP 20311 / RCA PG 70354First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Hong Kong | RCA PG 70354First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Italy | RCA PG 70354First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Italy | RCA PG 70354First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1984 | Japan | RCA RPL-6014First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Mexico | RCA Victor MILS•4684First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Portugal | Polygram PG 70354First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | South Africa | RCA Victor MSA 0006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Spain | RCA PG70354First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | UK | RCA PG 70354First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
21 vinyl pressings of Touch Dance are listed here, from 17 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in Europe, UK, US, Taiwan and more. One of them is RCA PG 70354, released May 28, 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PG 70354, CPL1-5086, 8058, SML10500) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, POUNDA TA1PE B-1149 A-2 and 020 B-1149 B-3 Made in Germany. 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.
