Vinyl pressings
by Laura Branigan · 1987
Touch was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. 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 1987, the album's first year, in 21 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.
SP STA-876377-A 1-1 FUTURE DISCRunout, Etched, Side One
SP STA-876378-A 1-1Runout, Etched, Side Two
SRCRunout, Stamped Side Two
ST-A-876377-SPLabel, Side One
STA-876377-A 1-2 FUTURE DISC B-28016-A Δ17090 SP-ARSide A, Etched
STA-876378-A 1-2 SP-AR B-28017-A Δ17090-X [SRC logo]Side B, Etched
ST-A-876377-ARSide A, Label
ST-A-876378-ARSide B, Label
R/S Alsdorf 781747-1-ARunout side A, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 781747-1-BRunout side B, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 781747-1-A 15 4Runout side A, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 781747-1-BX K 12 DKRunout side B, variant 2
ST-A-876377Side A
ST-A-876378Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Argentina | Atlantic 80641First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Australia | Atlantic 81747-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Bolivia | WEA WL - 1.019 / WEA WL-1-019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | Atlantic 670.0065First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Atlantic 78 17471First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Atlantic A1-81747 / Atlantic A1 81747LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Ecuador | Atlantic 81747-1 / Atlantic LP-73066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | Atlantic 781 747-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | Atlantic WX 119 / Atlantic 781 747-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Greece | Atlantic 781 747 1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1987 | Greece | Atlantic 781 747 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | Atlantic 781 747 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Guatemala | Atlantic 81747-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Israel | Atlantic BAN 781 747-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Italy | Atlantic 78 1747-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
30 vinyl pressings of Touch are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1987 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, Japan, Argentina and more. One of them is Atlantic 81747-1, released July 7, 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 81747-1, 781 747 1, P-13522, 80641) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP STA-876377-A 1-1 FUTURE DISC and SP STA-876378-A 1-1. 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.
