Vinyl pressings
by Mantronix · 1990
Take Your Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1990, 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.
[large S with R and C in the loop] V.1.15579.ZZ DMS ¢Side A runout, variant 1
[large S with R and C in the loop] V.2.15579.ZZSide B runout, variant 1
[SRC Logo] V.1.15579.Z2 1-1 DMS ¢Side A runout, variant 2
[SRC Logo] V.2.15579.Z1 1-1Side B runout, variant 2
12 CLX 573 A - 1U - 1 - 2Side A, runout, stamped
12 CLX 573 B - 1U - 1 - 1Side B, runout, stamped
12CLX 573ASide A, label
12CLX 573BSide B, label
12CL 573 A-2-1-1Runout stamped side A
12 CL 573 B-1U-1-1Runout stamped side B
12CL 573ASide A label
12CL 573BSide B label
CL 573 A-1U-1-3Runout stamped side A
CL 573 B-1U-1-1Runout stamped side B
CL 573ALabel side A
CL 573BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Australasia | Capitol Records CP 2442First year7" | 7" |
| 1990 | Germany | EMI Electrola 060-20 3896 6First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1990 | Germany | Capitol Records 060-20 3909 6 / EMI 060-20 3909 6First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | Germany | Capitol Records 006-20 3835 7 / Capitol Records 006 20 3835 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Germany | EMI Electrola 060-20 3896 6First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | Germany | EMI 060-20 3909 612", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1990 | Spain | Capitol Records 052 20 3835 6 / Capitol Records 052-2038356First year12" | 12" |
| 1990 | Spain | Capitol Records 006-20 3835 7First year7" | 7" |
| 1990 | UK | Capitol Records 12CL 573 / Capitol Records 12 CL 573First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | UK | Capitol Records 006-20 3835 7First year7" | 7" |
| 1990 | UK | Capitol Records 12CLDJ 573First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | UK | Capitol Records CL 573First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | UK | Capitol Records 12CLXDJ 573First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | US | Capitol Records V-15579First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Germany | EMI Electrola 2038357First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Capitol Records V 1557912", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
17 vinyl pressings of Take Your Time are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in US, UK, Australasia, Germany and more. One of them is Capitol Records V-15579.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V-15579, 12CLX 573, 12CL 573, 006-20 3835 7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [large S with R and C in the loop] V.1.15579.ZZ DMS ¢ and [large S with R and C in the loop] V.2.15579.ZZ. 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.
