Vinyl pressings
by Marti Webb · 1980
Take That Look Off Your Face was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 12 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.
2059 201 S1=2 320 2 CRunout side A, variant 1
2059 201 S2 320 1 VRunout side B, variant 1
2059 201 S1=2 320 1 WRunout side A, variant 2
2059 201 S2 320 1 ACRunout side B, variant 2
PD 2062.80NP.48775-PRCSide 1
PD 2062.80NP.4873-S-PRCSide 2
POY 603 POSP 100 A3 POLYGRAM ARUNRunout side A
POY 603 POSP 100 B3 POLYGRAMRunout side B
POSP 100 A // 1 ▽ EM ARUNSide A runout
POSP 100 B // 1 ▽ EMSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Unknown | Polydor PD 2062First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | Australia | Polydor 2059 201First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Austria | Polydor 2059 201First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Belgium | Polydor 2059 201First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Belgium | Polydor 2059 201First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Polydor PD 2062First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Germany | Polydor 2059 201First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Ireland | Polydor POSP 100First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Polydor 2059 201First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Polydor POLY 71First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | South Africa | Polydor PS 1139First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | Spain | Polydor 20 59 201First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | Polydor POSP 100 / Polydor 2059 201First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | Polydor POSP 100 / Polydor 2059 201First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | UK | Polydor POSP 100 / Polydor 2059 201First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
21 vinyl pressings of Take That Look Off Your Face are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in Germany, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is Polydor 2059 201.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2059 201, PD 2062, POSP 100, POLY 71) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2059 201 S1=2 320 2 C and 2059 201 S2 320 1 V. 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.
