Vinyl pressings
by Phaeax · 1983
Talk About 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.
10 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 5 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.
2C INT 15092 -1L [cgd logo] DD 12-1-83Runout side A
2C INT 15092 -2L [cgd logo] DD 12-1-83Runout side B
2c INT 15092-1LLabel side A
2c INT 15092-2LLabel side B
2C INT 10458 - 1N DD 14-3-83Runout side A, etched
2C INT 10458 - 2N [cgd logotype] DD 14-3-83Runout side B, etched
2c INT 10458-1NLabel side A
2c INT 10458-2NLabel side B
2C INT 10458 - 1N DD 14-3-83Runout side A, etched
2C INT 10458 - 2N [cgd logotype] DD 14-3-83Runout side B, etched
2c INT 10458-1NLabel side A
2c INT 10458-2NLabel side B
4829 A 37C1 K.G.Runout side A
4829 B 37C1 K.G.Runout 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 | Benelux | Dureco Benelux 48.29 / High Fashion Music 48.29First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | ZYX Records 5078First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | ZYX Records 1065First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Germany | ZYX Records 507812", Maxi-Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Maxi-Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Italy | CGD INT 15092First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | Italy | Hot Point Production 2C INT 15092First year12", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1983 | Italy | CGD INT 10458First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | Italy | Hot Point Production 2C INT 15092First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1983 | Italy | CGD INT 10458First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Stereo |
| 1983 | Mexico | CGD SL-7098First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1983 | Netherlands | High Fashion Music MS 100 / Dureco Benelux MS 100First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Spain | Max Music Max 109 / Max Music MAX-10912", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Italy | Phaeax 00312", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Italy | 12 Inch Stars TIX 06712" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | JDC Records JDC 006812", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| ? | US | JDC Records JDC 006812", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress |
16 vinyl pressings of Talk About are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1983 and 1998.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Italy, Benelux, Germany, Mexico and more. One of them is CGD INT 15092.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use INT 15092, 2C INT 15092, INT 10458, 48.29) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2C INT 15092 -1L [cgd logo] DD 12-1-83 and 2C INT 15092 -2L [cgd logo] DD 12-1-83. 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.
