Vinyl pressings
by Shades Of Love · 1982
Keep In Touch (Body To Body) was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. 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 1982, the album's first year, in 3 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.
VD-5021-AS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JRSide A runout
VD-5021-AS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JRSide B runout
VD-5021-ASSide A label
VD-5021-BSSide B label
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie :v) 1401-AA-Side Runout Etching
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie :v) 1401-BB-Side Runout Etching
SRM 10083A-Side Label
SRM 10084B-Side Label
VD-5021-AS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JR [Smiley]Runout Side A
VD-5021-B-(P) MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbiE JR [Smiley]Runout Side B
1401-ASide A Runout Etchings
1401-BSide B Runout Etchings
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Netherlands | Rams Horn Records RAMSH 12-3103First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Rams Horn Records RAMSH 12-3088First year12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Rams Horn Records RAMSH-1103 / Rams Horn Records 1103First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | UK | Venture Records VD 5021First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Venture Records VD-5021First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Venture Records VD-5021First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Scorpgemi Records SGR 10014First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Scorpgemi Records SGR 10014First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Brazil | Venture Records 88.502 / Fermata 88.5027", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | US | Vicious Muzik Records VM 1276112" | 12" |
| 1993 | US | Vicious Muzik Records12", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1995 | Germany | House Nation 5 / Dance Street DST 1294-1212", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1995 | Germany | Dance Street DST 1294 - 1212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1995 | Italy | Lemon Records LEM 00512", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1995 | US | One Records OR1202412", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1995 | US | One Records OR1202112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1995 | US | Vicious Muzik Records 1276-112", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1995 | UK | Vicious Muzik Records MUZ 10212", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | US | Scorpgemi Records SGR 1001412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Scorpgemi Records SGR 1001412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
20 vinyl pressings of Keep In Touch (Body To Body) are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1982 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Netherlands. One of them is Venture Records VD-5021.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VD-5021, SGR 10014, VD 5021, RAMSH 12-3103) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VD-5021-AS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JR and VD-5021-AS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JR. 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.
