Vinyl pressings
by Leisure Process · 1983
Cashflow 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.
12 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 5 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.
-EPC-A-13-3131-A1 TOWN HOUSE ARunout side A variant 1, etched, 'TOWN HOUSE A' stamped
-EPC-A 13-3131-B1 TOWN HOUSE ARunout side B variant 1, etched, 'TOWN HOUSE A' stamped
∙EPC∙A 13∙3131∙A1 TOWN HOUSE 2 ARunout side A variant 2, etched, 'TOWN HOUSE 2 A' stamped
∙EPC∙A 13∙3131∙B1 5 TOWN HOUSE 2 ARunout side B variant 2, etched, 'TOWN HOUSE 2 A' stamped
EPC-A3131-A1 TOWN HOUSESide A runout
EPC-A3131-B1 TOWN HOUSESide B runout
EPC-A3131-A1-DJ TOWN HOUSEA-Side Runout
EPC-A3131-B1 TOWN HOUSEB-Side Runout
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 | Canada | Epic E4-8540First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Europe | Epic EPCA 12-3131 / Epic A 12.3131First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1983 | Europe | Epic EPCA 3131 / Epic A3131First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Spain | Epic EPCA 12.3131First year12" | 12" |
| 1983 | Spain | Epic EPC A-3131First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | UK | Epic A 13·3131 / Epic EPC A 13 3131First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | Epic EPC A3131First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | UK | Epic EPCA 13 3131First year12", Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1983 | UK | Epic EPC A3131First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Columbia 44-03806First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Columbia 44-03806First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | Canada | Epic 12EXP-8530First year12", Single, 45 RPM | 12", Single, 45 RPM |
12 vinyl pressings of Cashflow are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, US, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Epic A 13·3131.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A 13·3131, EPC A3131, EPCA 13 3131, 44-03806) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, -EPC-A-13-3131-A1 TOWN HOUSE A and -EPC-A 13-3131-B1 TOWN HOUSE A. 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.
