Vinyl pressings
by Five Star · 1985
System Addict was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. 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 1985, the album's first year, in 3 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.
PT - 40516 - A1 timtom ⋀Side A runout, etched/stamped
PT - 40516 - B1 TY DSide B runout, etched/stamped
PT 40516 A‡Side A label
PT 40516 B‡Side B label
PB 40515 A1 ⋀ timtomA-side runout, variant 1
PB 40515 B1 TY EB-side runout, variant 1
PB-40515-A1 2 5 D timtomA-side runout, variant 2
PB-40515-B-1 2 4 TY ⋀B-side runout, variant 2
PB 40515 A1Side A label
PB 40515 B1Side B label
PT40516A CDSide 1 etched
PT40516B CDSide 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia & New Zealand | RCA Victor TDS 317First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| 1985 | Australia & New Zealand | RCA Victor 104512First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Australia & New Zealand | RCA Victor 104512First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Ireland | RCA PB 40515First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | UK | Tent PT 40516 / Tent PT40516First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK | Tent PB40515 / RCA PB40515First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK | RCA PT-40516First year12" | 12" |
| 1985 | UK | Tent PB40515 / RCA PB40515First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Tent PB40515 / RCA PB405157", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Tent PT40516 / RCA PT4051612", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | South Africa | RCA XPD 246512", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1986 | Spain | RCA Victor PB-40515 / Tent PB-405157", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Spain | Rca PT-4051612", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Spain | RCA Victor PB-405157", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | UK | Tent TR44547-112", Single, Promo · Promo | 12", Single, Promo · Promo |
15 vinyl pressings of System Addict are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1985 and 2004.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in UK, Australia & New Zealand, Ireland. One of them is Tent PT 40516.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PT 40516, PB40515, PT-40516, TDS 317) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PT - 40516 - A1 timtom ⋀ and PT - 40516 - B1 TY D. 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.
