Vinyl pressings
by Santana · 1985
Say It Again was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
33 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 18 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.
01-4514-2A-1Runout side A, variant 1
01-4514-2B-1Runout side B, variant 1
01-4514-1A-1 ARunout side A, etched, variant 2
01-4514-1B-1 ARunout side B, stamped, variant 2
01-124514-1A-1 BSide A stamped
01-124514-1B-1 ASide B stamped
TA 4514-A1Side A runout groove, etched
TA 4514-B1Side B runout groove, etched
A1Side A runout groove, stamped
ACSide B runout groove, stamped
XSS 173317 1B TML-S P (A)Side A
XSS 173318 1B TML-M P (A)Side B
P ZSS 169894-2C TML-SEtched Side A, except TML-S stamped
P ZSS 169895-1A TML-XEtched Side B, except TML-X stamped
ZSS 169894 2D GI TML-XEtched Side A, except TML-X stamped
ZSS 169895-1D TML-X G\Etched Side B, except TML-X 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia | CBS BA 3268First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Australia | CBS BA 3268First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Australia | CBS BA 12113First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Australia | CBS BA 12113First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Australia | CBS BA 12113First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Brazil | CBS 43601First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Canada | Columbia 12CXP-05168 / Columbia 12CXP 05168First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1985 | Canada | Columbia 38-04758First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1985 | Costa Rica | CBS 7012930First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Europe | CBS A 12-4514 / CBS CBSA 12.4514First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1985 | Italy | CBS CBS A 4514First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Mexico | CBS BS-35,047First year12", Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1985 | Mexico | CBS 8640First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | New Zealand | CBS BA223268First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Peru | CBS CSR 1349First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | CBS 4360112" | 12" |
34 vinyl pressings of Say It Again are listed here, from 18 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in Europe, UK, US, Hong Kong and more. One of them is CBS CBSA 4514, released March 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBSA 4514, A 12-4514, TA 4514, 44-05168) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01-4514-2A-1 and 01-4514-2B-1. 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.
