Vinyl pressings
by Simone · 1983
It's Too Late was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 2 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.
Z IAN BIGGER THAN EDDIE FOSTER KRPT-102-A1 MT*1 DAMONTA-Side Runout Etching
OR MAY-E CRAZY BABY MT* DAMONT KRPT-102-B1B-Side Runout Etching
KRPT 102AA Label
KRPT 102BB Label
KRP - 102 A1 *MT* 1 KEV ROBERTS FROM SUTTON? DAMONTSide A
KRP - 102 B1 IAN DON'T BE SORE AT ME!! DAMONT *MT* 1Side B
KRPT-102 A1 MT*1 DAMONT B IAN BIGGER THAN EDDIE FOSTERSide A runout
KRPT-102 B1 OR MAY E CRAZY BABY! DAMONT MT*1 ASide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Canada | Attic ATT 1234 / Proto ATT 1234First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1983 | UK | KRP KRPT 102First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | UK | KRP KRP 102First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | KRP KRPT 102First year12", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1984 | Mexico | Ducal LPD-1037 / Mastered Records And Tapes LPD-103712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Injection Disco Dance Label 234.62912", 45 RPM, EP | 12", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Injection Disco Dance Label 134.6297", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | South Africa | Proto ENA 47", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Spain | Zafiro OOX-6727", Single | 7", Single |
| 1984 | Spain | Zafiro OOS-67312", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | UK | Electricity Records TRIC (T) 612", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | UK | Electricity Records TRIC 67", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Portugal | GIRA PS M/ 15512", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | UK | Electricity Records TRIC(T) 10212", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
14 vinyl pressings of It's Too Late are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1983 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, Canada. One of them is KRP KRPT 102.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KRPT 102, KRP 102, ATT 1234) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Z IAN BIGGER THAN EDDIE FOSTER KRPT-102-A1 MT*1 DAMONT and OR MAY-E CRAZY BABY MT* DAMONT KRPT-102-B1. 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.
