Vinyl pressings
by Haywoode · 1983
Single Handed (Extended Version) was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. 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 1983, the album's first year, in 6 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.
TA 3816 A1 timtom cbsSide A runout, variant 1
TA 3816 B2 timtomSide B runout, variant 1
TA 3816 A1 A TimTom-cbs CSide A runout, variant 2
TA 3816 B2 A TimTom CSide B runout, variant 2
TA 3816 A1 timtom cbsSide A run-out etching
TA 3816 B2 timtomSide B run-out etching
TA 3816 ASide A label
TA 3816 BSide B label
A 3816 A1Side A runout
A 3816 B1Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | CBS BA 223142First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Australia | CBS BA 12064First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Australia | CBS BA 12064First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS TA 3816First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS TA 3816First year12", 45 RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1983 | Ireland | CBS A 3816First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Netherlands | CBS A 3816First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | New Zealand | CBS BA 223 142First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | CBS A 3816First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | CBS A 3816First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
10 vinyl pressings of Single Handed (Extended Version) are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Europe, UK, Australia, Ireland and more. One of them is CBS TA 3816.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TA 3816, A 3816, BA 12064, BA 223 142) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TA 3816 A1 timtom cbs and TA 3816 B2 timtom. 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.
