Vinyl pressings
by Smokey Robinson · 1983
Touch The Sky 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.
17 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 11 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.
6030 TL - A zny 15 D # 12 (T) MASTERED BY CAPITOL wauySide A runout (etched, "zny & wauy" also etched but with different caracters, "MASTERED BY CAPITOL" stamped)
6030 TL - B zny 15 C # 12 (A) MASTERED BY CAPITOL wauySide B runout (etched, "zny & wauy" also etched but with different caracters, "MASTERED BY CAPITOL" stamped)
6030TLASide One Label
6030TLBSide Two Label
6030 TL-A zny 15D#13 BMJ (T) MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyRunout side A
6030 TL-B zny 15-CD#13 BMJ (A) MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyRunout side B
6030TLALabel side A
6030TLBLabel side B
6030-TLA-1A PRunout, side A
6030-TLA-1B PRunout, side B
6030TLASide One Label
6030TLBSide Two Label
6030TL-A ZNY 15D (T) Mastered by Capitol WallySide One Label
603TL-B ZNY 15C (A) Mastered by Capitol WallySide Two Label
6030 TL - A zny 15 D # 13 BMJ (T) MASTERED BY CAPITOL wauySide A runout (all etched, but "MASTERED BY CAPITOL" stamped)
6030 TL - B zny 15 C # 13 BMJ (A) MASTERED BY CAPITOL wauySide A runout (all etched, but "MASTERED BY CAPITOL" stamped)
6030TLASide One Label
6030TLBSide Two Label
6030TLASide One Label
6030TLBSide Two Label
6030TL-A ZNY 15C (A) MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally
6030TL-B ZNY 15-D (T) MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally
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 | Australasia | Motown 6030TLFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Brazil | Motown 104.8264First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Tamla T 6030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Motown 260·15·048First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Italy | Motown TMLP 6022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Motown VIL-6026First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Motown VIL-6026First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Tamla 6030TLFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | South Africa | Tamla TMC 5448First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | Motown STML 12175First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Tamla 6030TLFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Tamla 6030TLFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | France | Motown 542032 / Vogue 542032First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Tamla 6030TLFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Tamla 6030TLFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
18 vinyl pressings of Touch The Sky are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, France, Australasia and more. One of them is Tamla 6030TL, released January 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6030TL, STML 12175, 542032, 104.8264) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6030 TL - A zny 15 D # 12 (T) MASTERED BY CAPITOL wauy and 6030 TL - B zny 15 C # 12 (A) MASTERED BY CAPITOL wauy. 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.
