Vinyl pressings
by Pointer Sisters · 1979
Priority was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 19 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.
P9003 A RE- SP TML-M 1-3Side A runout
P9003 - B - RE- SP TML-M 1-2Side B runout
P-9003-A-STEREO SPSide A label
P-9003-B-STEREO SPSide B label
P9003 A RE-SP \-3Scribed Side A
P9003 B RE-SP \-2Scribed Side B
TML-MStamped Sides A & B
P-9003 A5-RE-PRCW TML-MSide A runout
P9003-B1-RE-PRCW TML-MSSide B runout
P-9003-ASide A label
P-9003-BSide B label
S-7 K52161 A1 E.G.Side A runout etched
S-7 K52161 B1 E.G.Side B runout etched
STRAWBERRYBoth sides runout stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | Planet 208693First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Australia & New Zealand | Planet P-9003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Austria | Planet PL 52 161First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Planet XP-9003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Planet XP-9003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Europe | Planet PL 52 161First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Planet PL 52 161First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Planet PL 52 161First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Greece | Planet 52161First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Greece | Planet 52161LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | Italy | Planet W 52161First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Planet W 52161First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Planet P-10741EFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | Planet P-10741EFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Planet PL 52 161 / Planet PL 52161First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | Planet 32.045LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Mexico | Planet GWEA-5365LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Planet NL 85089LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Planet AYL1-5089LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
33 vinyl pressings of Priority are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Austria and more. One of them is Planet P-9003.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use P-9003, K52161, PL 52 161, XP-9003) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P9003 A RE- SP TML-M 1-3 and P9003 - B - RE- SP TML-M 1-2. 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.
