Vinyl pressings
by Gilbert O'Sullivan · 1980
What's In A Kiss 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.
21 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 13 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.
CBS-S 8929 A1 [Utopia Lyre Logo]Hand Etched Runout, Side A
CBS-S 8929 B1 [Utopia Lyre Logo]Hand Etched Runout, Side B
0 ΛStamped Runout, Side A
ΛStamped Runout, Side B
CBS S 8929 A4 Ʊ ⋀Side A runout
CBS-S 8929 B3 Ʊ ⋀Side B runout
S CBS 8929 ASide A label
CBS-S-8929-A2 [lyre symbol]Hand Etched Runout, Side A
⋀Stamped, Side A
CBS-S 8929 B1 [lyre symbol]Hand Etched Runout, Side B
ZSS 168448
ZSS 168448
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 | Australia | CBS BA 222736 / CBS BA222736First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Epic 19-50967First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | Europe | CBS CBS 8929 / CBS 8929First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Germany | CBS CBS 8929First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Ireland | CBS S CBS 8929First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Italy | CBS CBS 8929First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | Epic 07-5P-135First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Japan | Epic 07-5P-135First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Mexico | CBS/Columbia Internacional, S.A. 8363First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | New Zealand | CBS BA 222736First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | South Africa | CBS SSC 5132First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1980 | Spain | CBS CBS 8929First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Spain | CBS CBS 8929First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | UK | CBS S CBS 8929 / CBS 8929First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | CBS 8929 / CBS S CBS 8929First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of What's In A Kiss are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is CBS S CBS 8929.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S CBS 8929, 8929, 19-50967, BA 222736) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CBS-S 8929 A1 [Utopia Lyre Logo] and CBS-S 8929 B1 [Utopia Lyre Logo]. 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.
