Vinyl pressings
by Journey · 1981
The Party's Over (Hopelessly In Love) 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.
12 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.
ZSS-168493-1C MASTERDISK-BK TIRunout side A (Version 1)
ZSS-168494-1D MASTERDISK-BK TIRunout side B (Version 1)
ZSS-168493-1F MASTERDISK-BKRunout side A (Version 2)
ZSS-168494-1F MASTERDISK-BKRunout side B (Version 2)
ZSS 168493-1F Masterdisk-DK SSLabel side A
ZSS-168493-1F MASTERDISK-BK SSSA runout
ZSS-168493-1F MASTERDISK-BK SSSSB runout
ZSS 168493Label both sides
S CBS 9578 ALabel Side A
S CBS 9578 BLabel Side B
CBSS-9578-A1 Timtom Λ 3Runout side A
CBSS-9578- Λ 3Runout side B
S CBS 9578 ALabel side A
S CBS 9578 BLabel side B
CBS 30362 A 6781 / CBS 30362 B 6781
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 | Australia | CBS BA 222823First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Canada | Columbia 11-60505First year7" | 7" |
| 1981 | Europe | CBS CBS 9578First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Japan | CBS/Sony 07SP 529First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | CBS/Sony 07SP 529First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | Spain | CBS CBS 9578First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | US | Columbia 11-60505First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | Bolivia | CBS 30362First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | US | Columbia 11-60505First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Columbia 11-60505First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | CBS S CBS 9578First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | UK | CBS S CBS 9578First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
12 vinyl pressings of The Party's Over (Hopelessly In Love) are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Bolivia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 11-60505, released February 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 11-60505, S CBS 9578, 30362, CBS 9578) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS-168493-1C MASTERDISK-BK TI and ZSS-168494-1D MASTERDISK-BK TI. 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.
