Vinyl pressings
by Shalamar · 1979
The Second Time Around was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 13 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.
K-11195 YD-11733-A 2S GOL MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyA Side Runout Groove
K-11196 YD-11733-B 2S GOL MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyB Side Runout Groove
YB-11709-A 1S MASTERED BY CAPITOL WALLYSide A Runout (Variant 1)
YB-11709B-10Side B Runout (Variant 1)
YB-11709-A 4S MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallySide A Runout (Variant 2)
TB-11709-B 3S MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallySide B Runout (Variant 2)
YD-11733-A 1S MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally I A3Runout A
YD-11733-B 1S MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally I AICCRunout B
YD-11733-ALabel A
YD-11733-BLabel B
YB-11709-A 2S [MASTERED BY CAPITOL] Wally [I]A side runout, etched, [stamped], variant 1
YB-11709-B-10 [I] C9B side runout, etched, [stamped], variant 1
YB-11709-A 1S Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL ACA side runout, variant 2
YB-11709 B-10 𝖨 ACB side runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | RCA Victor TDS 068First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Australia | RCA Victor 103554First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Belgium | Solar FB. 1709 / RCA Victor FB-1709First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | RCA YB-11709First year7" | 7" |
| 1979 | Canada | RCA YB-11709First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | El Salvador | RCA CA-10885First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | RCA Victor FB 1709First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Jamaica | RCA Victor YB-11709First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 103554First year7" | 7" |
| 1979 | Panama | RCA YB-11709First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Philippines | RCA Victor XFPBO-875First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Portugal | RCA Victor FB 1709First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Spain | Rca Victor FB-1709First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | UK | Solar FC 1709First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Solar FB 1709 / Solar YB 11709First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | RCA 101.81637", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Germany | RCA FC 1733 / RCA Victor FC 173312", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Japan | RCA SS-32497", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Mexico | RCA Victor DISCO - TEC - 7612", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Mexico | RCA Victor SP-53797", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Mexico | RCA Victor DISCO - TEC - 7612", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Netherlands | RCA Victor FD-1733 / RCA Victor FD 173312", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Netherlands | RCA Victor FB-17097", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | Netherlands | RCA Victor FD-173312", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Peru | RCA XRPB0 9817", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Spain | RCA Victor FB-17097", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Spain | RCA FC-173312", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Solar FB 17097", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
39 vinyl pressings of The Second Time Around are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Solar YD-11733.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use YD-11733, YB-11709, YB11709, JH-11709) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K-11195 YD-11733-A 2S GOL MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally and K-11196 YD-11733-B 2S GOL MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally. 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.
