Vinyl pressings
by Ray Parker Jr. · 1980
Two Places At The Same Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 15 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.
T1 AL-9515-SA (RE-1) CTH-1Side A Runout - Etched
T1 AL-9515-BS (RE-1) 4-CTHSide B Runout - Etched
AL 9515 SASide 1 Label
AL 9515 SBSide 2 Label
TI AL-9515-SA (RE-1) CTH-1 Λ 5Side A runout
TI AL-9515-SB (RE-1) CTH -2 ΛSide B runout
AL 9515 SASide A label
AL 9515 SBSide B label
AL 9515 SASide A label
AL 9515 SBSide B label
1S AL-9515-SA (RE-1) - 1A A8Side 1 Runout - Etched
1S AL-9515-SB (RE-1) - 1A B1Side 2 Runout - Etched
1S AL-9515-SA (RE-1) - 1A A3Side 1 Runout - Etched-Variant
1S AL-9515-SB (RE-1) - 1A B1Side 2 Runout - Etched-Variant
D-2 ᐉ AL-9515-SA (RE-1)Side 1 (Variant 1)
C-1 ᐉ AL-9515-SB (RE-1)Side 2 (Variant 1)
C-2 ᐉ AL-9515-SA (RE-1)Side 1 (Variant 2)
D-1 ᐉ AL-9515-SB (RE-1)Side 2 (Variant 2)
AL-9515-SA (RE-1) HUBreSide a runout
AL-9515–SB (RE-1) HUBreSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Arista L 37292First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Barbados | Arista AL 9515First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | Arista 202.172First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Arista AL 9515First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Arista 202 172First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Italy | Arista ARS 39032First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Arista 25RS-85First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Japan | Arista 20RS-23 / Arista AL 9515First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Arista 25RS-85First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | Arista 25RS-85First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Arista 201.782First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Arista AL 9515First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | South Africa | Arista ASTJ 87First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | Arista I-202172 / Arista A-202.172First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Sweden | Arista AL 9515First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
24 vinyl pressings of Two Places At The Same Time are listed here, from 15 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is Arista AL 9515, released March 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AL 9515, SPART 1121, L 37292, 202.172) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 AL-9515-SA (RE-1) CTH-1 and T1 AL-9515-BS (RE-1) 4-CTH. 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.
