Vinyl pressings
by Giorgio Moroder · 1984
Reach Out 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 9 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.
01-4570-2A-1 ARunout side A, stamped, variant 1
01-4570-1B-1 A NLRunout side B, stamped, variant 1
01-4570-2A-1 BRunout side A, stamped, variant 2
01-4570-1B-1 A NLRunout side B, stamped, variant 2
11-4570-2A-1 A NLSide 1 stamped
11-4570-1-B1 CSide 2 etched
07-980282-1A-1 ARunout side A etched
07-980282-1B-1 ARunout side B etched
07-980282-1Label side A
07-980282-2Label side B
01-004570-1Center Label A
01-004570-2Center Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | CBS BA 223205First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Australia | CBS BA 223205First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Columbia 38 04511First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Europe | CBS CBSA 4570 / CBS A-4570First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | CBS CBSA 12.4570First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Europe | CBS SSP 980282 7 / CBS Special Products 980282 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Europe | CBS CBSA 4570 / CBS A-4570First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Germany | CBS CBS A 4570 / CBS A-4570First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Italy | CBS CBS A 4570First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Mexico | CBS 8619First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | South Africa | CBS SSC 5675First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | South Africa | CBS XSSC 5696First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | US | Columbia 44-05041First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | US | Columbia 38-04511First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | US | Columbia 38-04511First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
20 vinyl pressings of Reach Out are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in Europe, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is CBS CBSA 4570.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBSA 4570, CBSA 12.4570, SSP 980282 7, 44-05041) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01-4570-2A-1 A and 01-4570-1B-1 A NL. 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.
