Vinyl pressings
by Secession · 1984
Touch was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 4 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.
BEG - 118 T - A1. MT. BYE BYE, MAN RAY UTOPIA NSide A, variant 1
BEG - 118T - B1.DAMONT MT. W UTOPIASide B, variant 1
BEG - 118 T - A1. MT. BYE BYE, MAN RAY ƱTOPIA WSide A, variant 2
BEG - 118T - B1. DAMONT MT. T ƱTOPIA.Side B, variant 2
BEG - 118 T - A1. MT. BYE BYE, MAN RAY UTOPIA NSide A
BEG - 118T - B1.DAMONT MT. W UTOPIASide B
BEG-118-AT-ASide A, etched
BEG-118-T-BSide B, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Belgium | ARS Records ARS 1625First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Belgium | ARS Records ARS. 3625 / ARS Benelux ARS 3625First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Germany | Intercord INT 125.221First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1984 | Germany | Intercord INT 110.172First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Germany | Intercord INT 125.22112", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM, White Label, Test Pressing, Promo · Test pressing, Promo | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM, White Label, Test Pressing, Promo · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1984 | Sweden | Planet Records MOP 12/135First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 118TFirst year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 118First year7" | 7" |
| 1984 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 118TFirst year12", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1984 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 118 (T) / Beggars Banquet BEG 118TFirst year12", 45 RPM, Misprint | 12", 45 RPM, Misprint |
10 vinyl pressings of Touch are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in UK, Belgium, Germany, Sweden. One of them is Beggars Banquet BEG 118T.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BEG 118T, BEG 118, BEG 118 (T), ARS 1625) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BEG - 118 T - A1. MT. BYE BYE, MAN RAY UTOPIA N and BEG - 118T - B1.DAMONT MT. W UTOPIA. 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.
