Vinyl pressings
by Shalamar · 1978
Take That To The Bank was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 9 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.
YD-11354-A 5S MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally I A SA-Side Runout Etching
YD-11354-B 5S MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally I A4IB-Side Runout Etching
YD-11354-AA-Side Label
YD-11354-BB-Side Label
YB-11379-A 1s Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL TRunout side A, variant 1
YB-11379-B 1s Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL T B 2Runout side B, variant 1
YB-11379-A 1s Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL TRunout side A, variant 2
YB-11379-B 1s Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL T A2Runout side B, variant 2
YB-11379-AStereo Label
YA-11379-CMono Label
FC 1379 ASide 1 Label
FC 1379 BSide 2 Label
FC pc 1379-A-1E ‘w’ dave’s A/MSide 1 Label
(FC) FpC 1379-B-1E ‘W’ A/KSide 2 Label
(FB) FB 1379-A-1 A2TA-side run-out, variant 1
FB 1379-B-1E A2GB-side run-out, variant 1
(FB) FB 1379-A-1 'W' A2TA-side run-out, variant 2
FB 1379-B-1E .W. A1AAIB-side run-out, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | RCA Victor TDS-023First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Australia | RCA Victor 103333First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Canada | Solar YD-11354First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Canada | RCA YB-11379First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Italy | RCA FB 1379 / RCA Victor FB 1379First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | RCA FB 1379 / RCA Victor FB 1379First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | RCA SS-3203First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | RCA SS-3203First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Netherlands | RCA Victor FB-1379First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Spain | RCA Victor FB-1379First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1978 | UK | RCA Victor FC 1379 / RCA Victor BXL1 2895First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | RCA Victor FB 1379First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | RCA FC 1379First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | UK | RCA Victor FB 1379First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Solar YD-11354First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
23 vinyl pressings of Take That To The Bank are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, France, Australia and more. One of them is Solar YD-11354.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use YD-11354, YB-11379, GB-11979, JH-11379) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YD-11354-A 5S MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally I A S and YD-11354-B 5S MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally I A4I. 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.
