Vinyl pressings
by Mike Post · 1982
Television Theme Songs was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 10 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.
E1-60028-A-SH-SP + SLM + SP TLM-M 0-1 SM1-1 △1805Runout A
SP E1-60028A̶B-SH-SP + 0-1 SM3-3 SLM + TML-M △1085-XRunout B
E1 60028-ALabel A
E1 60028-BLabel B
E1-60028-1A-SH2-AR + SLM ⁜⁜⁜TML M⁜ △1085 ⓦ B-16445-A2Side A runout
E1-60028-B-SH3-AR + SLM ⁜ TML S △1085-X ⓦ B-16446-B3Side B runout
E1-60028-ASide A label
E1-60028-BSide B label
E1-60028-A-SH-SP + SLM +TML-M ◁-/Sml-4 Δ 1085Runout side A, variant 1
SP E1-60028XXB-SH-SP + 0-1 SML-3 SML + Δ 1085-XRunout side B, variant 1
E1-60028-A-SH-SP + SLM + SP TML-M ◁-/SM1-3 Δ 1085Runout side A, variant 2
SP E1-60028A̶B-SH -SP + 0-1 SM2-4 SLM + TML-M Δ 1085-XRunout side B, variant 2
E1-60028-A (AR)Label A
E1-60028-B (AR)Label B
K+52372+A W-12 STRAWBERRYSide A etched / stamped runout, variant 1
K+52372+B W-20 STRAWBERRY OSide B etched / stamped runout, variant 1
K+52372+A STRAWBERRY O W-1Side A etched / stamped runout, variant 2
K+52372+B STRAWBERRY O W 2Side B etched / stamped runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Elektra E1 60028First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Brazil | Elektra 82.008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Canada | Elektra E1-60028First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Elektra 960 028-1First yearLP, Mini-Album | LP, Mini-Album |
| 1982 | Ireland | Elektra K 52372First yearLP, Mini-Album, Stereo | LP, Mini-Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Mexico | Elektra LMWE-8005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Elektra E1 60028 / Elektra (E1 60028A)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Elektra K 52372 / Elektra E1 60028First yearLP, Mini-Album, Stereo | LP, Mini-Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Elektra E1 60028First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Elektra E1 60028First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Elektra E1 60028First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Elektra E1 60028 YFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Elektra E1-60028LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | US | Elektra E1-60028LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | US | Elektra E1 60028First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
18 vinyl pressings of Television Theme Songs are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1982 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Elektra E1 60028.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use E1 60028, E1 60028 Y, K 52372, 82.008) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, E1-60028-A-SH-SP + SLM + SP TLM-M 0-1 SM1-1 △1805 and SP E1-60028A̶B-SH-SP + 0-1 SM3-3 SLM + TML-M △1085-X. 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.
