Vinyl pressings
by Mix Factory · 1992
Take Me Away (Paradise) was first pressed on vinyl in 1992. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1992, 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.
12 GLOBE 120 A1 A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A runout etched
12 GLOBE 120 B1 PORKY PRIMEDSide B runout etched
12 GLOBE 120Side A label
12 GLOBE 120Side B label
GLOBE 120 A1-1-Q1 A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout side A, stamped, except [A PORKY PRIME CUT] etched
GLOBE 120 AA-1-1-Q1 PORKY PRIME √Runout side AA, stamped, except [PORKY PRIME √ ] etched
12 GLOBE 120DJSide A label
12 GLOBE 120DJSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | UK | All Around The World GLOBE 120First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1992 | UK | All Around The World 12 GLOBE 120DJFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1992 | UK | All Around The World 12 GLOBE 120First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1993 | Germany | Blue Velvet 44 0086-112" | 12" |
| 1993 | US | Moonshine Music M 55304-112" | 12" |
| 1996 | UK | All Around The World 12 DJ GLOBE 13412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1996 | UK | All Around The World 12 GLOBE 13412" | 12" |
| 1996 | UK | All Around The World 12 GLOBE 13412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1998 | US | Phat Cat Records AE00112" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | US | Phat Cat Records PCRS-90001-112" | 12" |
| 2000 | US | Phat Cat Records PCRS-90001-112", White Label | 12", White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Spain | Totem Tanz Records SPANISHVINYL412", Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial | 12", Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Not On Label AWAY 112", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial | 12", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial |
13 vinyl pressings of Take Me Away (Paradise) are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1992 and 2000.
The earliest pressings are from 1992, in UK. One of them is All Around The World 12 GLOBE 120, released November 23, 1992.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 12 GLOBE 120, GLOBE 120, 12 GLOBE 120DJ) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 12 GLOBE 120 A1 A PORKY PRIME CUT and 12 GLOBE 120 B1 PORKY PRIMED. 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.
