Vinyl pressings
by Marlena Shaw · 1979
Take A Bite was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 6 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.
STERLING AL 35632 2C T1Variant 1 - A-side runout
STERLING P BL 35632 1A T1Variant 1 - B-side Runout
STERLING AL 35632 2BVariant 2 - A-side runout
STERLING P BL 35632 1AVariant 2 - B-side runout
T1 AL 35632-2C A2A side runout - etched
T 1 BL 35632 1D 2 unclear symbolB side runout - etched
STERLINGA & B side dead wax / runouts - stamped
oA & B side dead wax / runouts
AL 35632 2F STERLING A2 1 SSide A runout
BL 35632 1E A6 STERLING 1 SSide B runout
AL 35632 2B Sterling PSide A - Variant 1
BL 35632 1A Sterling PSide B - Variant 1
AL 35632 2C Sterling OSide A - Variant 2
BL 35632 1D Sterling OSide B - Variant 2
AL 35632A label
BL 35632B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1638First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Philippines | CBS/Sony LP-1329 / CBS/Sony 25AP 1638First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | CBS CBS 83216First yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 35632First yearLP, Album, Partially Mixed, Stereo | LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 35632First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 35632First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 35632First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 35632First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Columbia JC 35632First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Europe | CBS CBS 83216 / CBS 83216First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | CBS S CBS 83216First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
11 vinyl pressings of Take A Bite are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Columbia JC 35632.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JC 35632, S CBS 83216, CBS 83216, 25AP 1638) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STERLING AL 35632 2C T1 and STERLING P BL 35632 1A T1. 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.
