Vinyl pressings
by Paul Young · 1984
Everything Must Change was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1984, 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.
TA.4972 A1 TimTomRunout side A, hand-etched variant 1
TA 4972 B2Runout side B, hand-etched variant 1
TA.4972 A1 TimTom ⋀Runout side A, hand-etched variant 2, '⋀' is stamped
TA 4972 B2 TY D 2Runout side B, hand-etched variant 2, 'D 2' is stamped
A4972-A1 timtom DSide A runout, variant 1
A4972.B1 recorded,mixed+mastered 7-11-84. A ESide B runout, variant 1
A-4972-A1 2 3 timtom ASide A runout, variant 2
A-4972.B1 recorded,mixed+mastered 7-11-84. A 4Side B runout, variant 2
A.4972.A1 TimTomA-Side - Etched
Λ QA 4972A-Side - Stamped
A.4972.B1 recorded, mixed + mastered 7.11.84B-Side - Etched
D QA 4972B-Side - Stamped
A 4972 - A1 TIMTOMRun-out, side A
A · 4972 · DJ · B2Run-out, side B
A 4972 A*Label, side A
A 4972 BDJ*Label, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | CBS BA 3258First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Australia | CBS BA 12108First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Australia | CBS BA 12108First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Europe | CBS CBSA 12-4972 / CBS CBSA 12.4972First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | Europe | CBS A4972 / CBS CBSA 4972First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | CBS A4972 / CBS CBSA 4972First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Germany | CBS CBS A 4972First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Italy | CBS CBS A 4972First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Japan | Epic 12•3P-684First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Japan | Epic 07・5P-389First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Japan | Epic 07 5P-389First year7" | 7" |
| 1984 | New Zealand | CBS BA 12108First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | New Zealand | CBS BA 223258First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | South Africa | CBS SSC 5763First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Spain | CBS CBS A 4972First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
34 vinyl pressings of Everything Must Change are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1984 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in UK, US, Australia, Europe and more. One of them is CBS TA 4972, released December 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TA 4972, A4972, DA 4972, QA 4972) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TA.4972 A1 TimTom and TA 4972 B2. 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.
