Vinyl pressings
by Queen Samantha · 1979
Take A Chance 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.
8 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 6 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.
TKD-415-A RE-1 AM STERLING 2A-Side Runout Etching
TKD-415-B RE-1 2 AM STERLINGB-Side Runout Etching
TKD-415-A RE-1 TK STERLINGVariant 2 A-Side Runout Etching
TKD-415-B RE-1 TK STERLINGVariant 2 B-Side Runout Etching
TKD-415-A RE-1 AM 2A-Side Runout Etching
TKD-415-B RE-1 AM 2B-Side Runout Etching
STERLINGStamped in runout, both sides
TKD-415RE1-A
TKD-415-A-RE-1 TK STERLINGSide A Runout Etchings
TKD-415-B-RE-1 TK STERLINGSide B Runout Etchings
TKD-415RE1-ASide A Label
TKD-415RE1-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Canada | Able ABT-26First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1979 | France | Jonathan ZC 8433First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Greece | Philips 9198 579First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1979 | Italy | OUT OUT NP 24031 / OUT OUT-NP 24031First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | Portugal | Rossil RISS 8068First year7" | 7" |
| 1979 | US | T.K. Disco 415First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | T.K. Disco 415First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | T.K. Disco 41512", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | US | T.K. Disco 415First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | France | Ascot Music 27199-612" | 12" |
| 1996 | Italy | SLF - See Label For Sequence SLF 10712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UK | T.K. Disco 415 / T.K. Disco TKD-415RE112", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered | 12", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered |
12 vinyl pressings of Take A Chance are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1979 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Canada, France, Greece and more. One of them is T.K. Disco 415.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 415, ABT-26, ZC 8433, 9198 579) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TKD-415-A RE-1 AM STERLING 2 and TKD-415-B RE-1 2 AM STERLING. 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.
