Vinyl pressings
by Fantasy · 1980
You're Too Late was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 2 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.
XSS-167847-1B STERLING ☆Side A run-out etching and stamp (Variant 1)
XSS-167848-1A ☆ STERLINGSide B run-out etching and stamp (Variant 1)
p XSS-167847-1B 1 STERLING ☆ CA-Side Runout (Variant 2)
p XSS-167848-1B 1 STERLING AB-Side Runout (Variant 2)
STERLING p ZS-6-6407-3-1AA-Side Runout Etching
p ZS-6-6407-4-1A ✩ STERLINGB-Side Runout Etching
AA-AF ZS6 6407-3Label side-A
AA-AF ZS6 6407-4Label side-B
ZS-6-6407-3-1D STERLING TRunout side A, etched, except [STERLING] stamped
ZS-6-6407-4-1D STERLING TRunout side B, etched, except [STERLING] stamped
AA-AF ZS6 6407-3Label side-A
AA-AF ZS6 6407-4Label side-B
ZS-6-6407-3-1B ✩ (etched) STERLING (stamped)Runout Side A
ZS-6-6407-4-1A ✩ (etched) STERLING (stamped)Runout Side B
AA-AF ZS6 6407-3Label Side A
AA-AF ZS6 6407-4Label Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Epic S EPC 13 9500First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | UK | Epic S EPC 9500First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | UK | Epic S EPC 9500First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | US | Pavillion 4Z8-6408First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Pavillion ZS6 6407First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Pavillion 4Z8-6408First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Pavillion ZS6 6407First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Pavillion ZS6 6407First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | US | Pavillion ZS6 6407First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1980 | US | Pavillion ZS6 6407First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Brazil | WEA 18.0307", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1981 | France | Amo Records 49.734 / Amo Records 49 7347", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | France | Amo Records 8.111 / Carrere 8.11112", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Italy | F1 Team P 5627", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Italy | F1 Team MIX DM 91412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of You're Too Late are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK. One of them is Pavillion 4Z8-6408.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4Z8-6408, ZS6 6407, S EPC 13 9500, S EPC 9500) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSS-167847-1B STERLING ☆ and XSS-167848-1A ☆ STERLING. 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.
