Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Mathis · 1979
The Last Time I Felt Like This was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
p ZSS1652098-1C [TML-S]Runout, side A, etched / [stamped]
p ZSS1652098-1J [TML-M] -XRunout, side B, etched / [stamped]
ZSS 165208Label side A
ZSS 165209Label side B
T ZSS-165208-1FRunout side A
T ZSS-165209-1E TML-M TIIIRunout side B
ZSS 165208Label side A
ZSS 165209Label side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Canada | Columbia 3-10902First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | Europe | CBS CBS 7091First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Germany | CBS CBS S 7091 / CBS 7091First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Italy | CBS CBS 7091First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | South Africa | CBS SSC 1851First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Spain | CBS CBS 7091First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | UK | CBS S CBS 7091First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | UK | CBS S CBS 7091First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 3-10902First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 3-10902First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 3-10902First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS BA 2225017", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Australia | CBS BA 2225017", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
13 vinyl pressings of The Last Time I Felt Like This are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Columbia 3-10902.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-10902, S CBS 7091, CBS 7091, SSC 1851) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p ZSS1652098-1C [TML-S] and p ZSS1652098-1J [TML-M] -X. 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.
