Vinyl pressings
by James Brown · 1972
Talking Loud And Saying Nothing was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
POL-30315-1A #4A side deadwax - etched, variant 1
POL-30316-1A "B side deadwax - etched, variant 1
STERLINGStamped onto deadwax on both sides [with RL etched to its right on Side A], variant 1
IAM [in a triangle]Stamped onto deadwax on both sides, variant 1
POL-30315-1B-1-1 STERLING RL PRSide A runout, variant 1
POL-30315-1B-1-1 PRSide B runout, variant 1
POL-30315-2B · I-I STERLING PRSide A runout, variant 2
POL-30315-1B - I-III PRSide B runout, variant 2
POL 30315 (M)Side A Label
POL 30316 (M)Side B Label
POL-30315-1C (MR) △87259 STERLINGRunout A, etched exc. Sterling
POL- 30316-1C (MR) △87259-XRunout B, etched
(POL 30315 (M)Side A label
(POL 30316 (M)Side B label
POL-30315-1A#3 IAM STERLING RLA-Side Runout Etching
POL-30315-1A" IAM STERLING RLB-Side Runout Etching
Pol 30315 (M)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Belgium | Polydor 2066 174First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | Canada | Polydor 2066 174First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | France | Polydor 2066 174First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Germany | Polydor 2066 174First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Germany | Polydor 2066 174First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Italy | Polydor 2066 174First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Jamaica | Polydor PD-14109First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Spain | Polydor 20 66 174First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | US | Polydor PD 14109First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | US | Polydor PD-14109First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1972 | US | Polydor PD 14109First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1972 | US | Polydor PD-14109First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Unknown | Polydor 2066 174First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | Japan | Polydor DP 1861First year7", Mono · Mono | 7", Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | Japan | Polydor DP 1861First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | US | PolyGram / Collectables COL 44217", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Panama | Polydor ON-1339 / Onda Nueva S.A. ON-13397", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
19 vinyl pressings of Talking Loud And Saying Nothing are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1972 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Japan, Belgium, Canada and more. One of them is Polydor PD-14109, released January 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PD-14109, PD 14109, 2066 174, DP 1861) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, POL-30315-1A #4 and POL-30316-1A ". 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.
