Vinyl pressings
by Gladys Knight And The Pips · 1981
Touch was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. 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 1981, the album's first year, in 8 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.
PAL 37086 1ARunout side A etched (Variant 1)
PBL 37086 1BRunout side B etched (Variant 1)
PAL 37086 1BRunout side A etched (Variant 2)
PBL 37086 1ARunout side B etched (Variant 2)
PAL 37086 1E A3Runout side A etched (Variant 1)
PBL 37086 1F A3Runout side B etched (Variant 1)
STERLING oRunout side A&B stamped
AL 37086Label side A
STERLINGRunout side A&B stamped
0 T 1 PAL 37086 1D B 4Side A Runout
0 T 1 PBL 37086 1AD A1Side B Runout
AL 37086Label side A
AL 37086Side A label
BL 37086Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Brazil | CBS CLS-5745First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Columbia FC 37086First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | CBS CBS 84908First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Mexico | CBS CLS-5745First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | South Africa | CBS ASF 2668First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Spain | CBS S 84908First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | CBS CBS 84908First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Columbia FC 37086First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Columbia FC 37086First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Columbia FC 37086First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia PC 37086LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Touch are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia FC 37086.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 37086, CBS 84908, CLS-5745, ASF 2668) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL 37086 1A and PBL 37086 1B. 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.
