Vinyl pressings
by McAuley Schenker Group · 1987
Perfect Timing was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 17 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.
7483461-A1Runout side A, variant 1
7483461-B1Runout side B, variant 1
7483461-A1 4Runout side A, variant 2
7483461-B1Runout side B, variant 2
EMC3539 A-1-1-1- DDSide A runout, variant 1
EMC3539 B-1-1-1- DDSide B runout, variant 1
EMC 3539 A-1-1-3-1 DSide A runout, variant 2
EMC 3539 B-1-1-2-2- DSide B runout, variant 2
CLT-1-46985-Z1-DMM B-28756-Z1 -DMM △17855 Precision 1-1Runout, side A, etched
CLT-2-46985-Z1-DMM B-28757-Z1 -DMM △17855-X 1-1 PrecisionRunout, side B, etched
CLT-1-46985Label, side A
CLT-2-46985Label, side B
AL-SP CLT-1-46985-Z1-DMM B-28756-Z1-DMM △17855 Precision SP-̶̷1̶̷-̶̷2̶̷sp0-1SM1-1Side A etched
AL-SP CLT-2-46985-Z1-DMM B-28757-Z1-DMM Precision △17855-X -̶̷1̶̷-̶̷2̶̷SP0-1Runout, side B, etched
AL-SP CLT-1-46985-Z1-DMM B-28756-Z1-DMM △17855 Precision SP-̶̷1̶̷-̶̷2̶̷sp0-1Runout, Side A etched, Variant 2
AL-SP CLT-2-46985-Z1-DMM B-28757-Z1-DMM Precision △17855-X -̶̷1̶̷-̶̷2̶̷SP0-1Runout, Side B etched, Variant 2
CLT2-46985 1S 3Runout side A, variant 1
CLT2-46985 1S 7Runout side B, variant 1
CLT1-46985 1S 1 6 - 4 - 6=Runout side A, variant 2
CLT2-46985 1S 6Runout side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Argentina | EMI 58551First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Australasia | Capitol Records ST 748346First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | EMI 064-748346-1 / EMI 0647483461First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Capitol Records CLT-46985First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | France | EMI 064 7 48346 1 / Capitol Records 064 7 48346 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | EMI Electrola 062-7483461 DMMFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Israel | Capitol Records 064-7 48346 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Italy | EMI Electrola 64 7483461First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | EMI RP28-5506First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Promo, White Label · Promo | LP, Album, Misprint, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1987 | Mexico | EMI SLEM 1523First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1987 | Portugal | Capitol Records 7483461First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | South Africa | EMI EMCJ(D) 7483461 / EMI EMCJ (D) 7483461First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | South Korea | EMI EMC-3539First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Spain | EMI 066 74 8346 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | EMI EMC 3539First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
23 vinyl pressings of Perfect Timing are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1987 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in Germany, UK, US, Japan and more. One of them is EMI Electrola 1C 064-7 48346 1 DMM, released October 12, 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1C 064-7 48346 1 DMM, EMC 3539, CLT-46985, RP28-5506) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7483461-A1 and 7483461-B1. 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.
