Country unknown
1991- Label and catalog number
- Not On Label
- Format
- 12", 45 RPM, White Label
Vinyl pressings
by Mass Order · 1991
Lift Every Voice (Take Me Away) was first pressed on vinyl in 1991. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1991, the album's first year. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Unknown | Not On LabelFirst year12", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1991 | UK | Not On LabelFirst year12", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1991 | UK | Not On Label12", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial | 12", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial |
| 1992 | Australia | Columbia 657748 612", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1992 | Europe | Columbia 657748 77", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1992 | Europe | Columbia 657748 77", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single |
| 1992 | Europe | Columbia 657748 77", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single |
| 1992 | UK | Columbia PROM 212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered, Promo, Stereo · Promo, Limited, Numbered | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered, Promo, Stereo · Promo, Limited, Numbered |
| 1992 | US | Columbia 44 7431412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1992 | US | Columbia 44 7413112", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1992 | US | Columbia CAS 441412", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1992 | US | Columbia ACD 441412", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1992 | Europe | Columbia 657748 612", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
13 vinyl pressings of Lift Every Voice (Take Me Away) are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1991 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1991, in UK. One of them is Not On Label.
Check the catalog number on the label and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.