Vinyl pressings
by Freddie Jackson · 1986
Just Like The First Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 12 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.
Z ST - 1 - 12495 - REI Z1 DMMSide A runout
ST - Z - 1 - 12495 - REI Z1 DMM Z SP 1-1Side B runout
ST-1-12495Side A label
ST-2-12495Side B label
ST-1-12495-Z1 1-2 ZJ B-25521-Z1 Δ14434 0- SP-ARRunout side A etched
ST-2-12495-Z1 ZJ 1-2 SPAR 0-SM1-1 Δ14434-X B-25498-Z1Runout side B etched
SRCRunout side A&B stamped
(ST-1-12495)Label side A
ST-1-12495-RE2 Z3 \-3 𝖲̶𝖯̶𝖠̶𝖱̶ ZJRunout Side A, Etched
ST-2-12495-RE2 Z3 𝖲̶𝖯̶𝖠̶𝖱̶ \-3 SP ZJRunout Side B, Etched
SRCRunout Side A, Stamped
(ST-1-12495)Label side A
ST-1-12495-ZI 1-1 ZJ SRCRunout Side A, Etched
ST-2-12495-ZI ZJ 1-3 SRCRunout Side B, Etched
(ST-1-12495)Label side A
(ST-2-12495)Label side B
EST 2023 A-2-1-1- x1 DRunout, side A, variant 1
EST 2023 B-2-1-1-1 DRunout, side B, variant 1
EST 2023 A-2-1-1- DRunout, side A, variant 2
EST 2023 B-2-1-1- DRunout, side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | Capitol Records ST-12495First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Australia | Capitol Records ST 240630First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Australia & New Zealand | Capitol Records ST-12495First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Barbados | Capitol Records ST:12495First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Brazil | Capitol Records 31C 064-24 0630First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-12495First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-512495LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1986 | Europe | Capitol Records 1A 064-24 0630 1 / EMI 1A 064-24 0630 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Greece | Capitol Records 062-2406301First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Greece | Capitol Records 062-2406301LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Italy | Capitol Records 2406301First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Italy | Capitol Records 64 2406301 / EMI 64 2406301First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-91195First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-91195First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1986 | South Africa | Capitol Records TOL(V) 2406301First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Portugal | Capitol Records 0 7777-12495-1 8LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
23 vinyl pressings of Just Like The First Time are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Australia, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-12495.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-12495, EST 2023, ST 240630, ST:12495) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Z ST - 1 - 12495 - REI Z1 DMM and ST - Z - 1 - 12495 - REI Z1 DMM Z SP 1-1. 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.
