Vinyl pressings
by Olivia Newton-John · 1983
Twist Of Fate was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
40 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 23 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.
9 SMX-61551 3:46 ∙W2BSide A handwritten run-outs
14 SMX-61552 ∙W2B 3:54Side B handwritten run-outs
MX-61551Side A label
MX-61551Side B label
MX-61771Label Side A
MX-61772Label Side B
EMI 5438 A-1-1-1 - 1Side A runout
EMI 5438 B-1-1-1 - 1Side B runout
EMI 5438ASide A label
EMI 5438BSide B label
MC-14781R-PL-3 Precision ⧈-G-⧈Runout side A
MC-14728-PL-2 ⧈-G-⧈ PrecisionRunout side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Argentina | EMI DIF 264First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Australia | Interfusion K-9279 / Interfusion K 9279First year7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1983 | Australia | Interfusion X 13141 / Interfusion X-13141First year12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1983 | Australia | Interfusion K-9279First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Bolivia | EMI International BO-1452First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | Brazil | EMI 31C 006 65439First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-52284First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-52284First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Colombia | EMI 446-1136First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Ecuador | EMI 803-0008First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Europe | EMI 1C 006 1654397 / EMI Electrola 1C 006 1654397First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | France | EMI 1545286First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1983 | France | EMI 1654397First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Ireland | EMI EMI 5438First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Italy | EMI 06 1654397First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
43 vinyl pressings of Twist Of Fate are listed here, from 24 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Australia, UK, US, Bolivia and more. One of them is Interfusion K-9279.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K-9279, X 13141, EMI 5438, MCA-52284) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 9 SMX-61551 3:46 ∙W2B and 14 SMX-61552 ∙W2B 3:54. 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.
