Vinyl pressings
by Journey · 1983
Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) 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.
26 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 13 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 ZSS-170770-1A MASTERDISK RLRunout side A, etched
P ZSS-170771-1BRunout side B, etched
ZSS 170770Label side A
ZSS 170771Label side B
ZSS-170770-1C MASTERDISK RL G1A side runout - etched
ZSS-170771-1C G1B side runout - etched
ZSS 170770A side label
ZSS 170771B side label
ZSS-170770-1C MASTERDISK RL G1Side A runout
ZSS-170771-1C G1Side B runout
ZSS 170770Side A label
ZSS 170771Side B label
ZSS-170 770 1B MASTERDISK RL X PRunout
ZSS 170770Label
ZSS-170 770 - 1A MASTERDISK RL PRunout both sides
ZSS 170770Label both sides
XSM 170772Side A Label
XSM 170773Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | CBS BA 223034First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Australia | CBS BA 223034First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Bolivia | Discos CBS SEP - 10374First year7", EP | 7", EP |
| 1983 | Brazil | Discos CBS 43.540First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | Columbia 7 CDN-7First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Canada | Columbia 38 03513 / Columbia 38-03513First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Canada | Columbia CDN-83First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | Costa Rica | CBS 7012711First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS CBSA 3077 / CBS A 3077First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS A-12.3077First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Jamaica | Columbia 38-03513First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Japan | CBS/Sony 07SP 678First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Japan | CBS/Sony 07SP 678First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Mexico | CBS 8546First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | South Africa | CBS SSC 5421First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
26 vinyl pressings of Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Australia, Bolivia and more. One of them is Columbia 38-03513, released January 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 38-03513, CNR-03568, AS 1599, A 3077) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P ZSS-170770-1A MASTERDISK RL and P ZSS-170771-1B. 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.
