Vinyl pressings
by Talk Talk · 1990
Life's What You Make It was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1990, the album's first year. 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.
12 R6264 A-1-1-1 DStamped, A side runout variant 1
12 R6264 B-1-1-2 DStamped, B side runout variant 1
D 12 R6264 A-1-1-2Stamped, A side runout variant 2
D 12 R6264 B-1-1-2Stamped, B side runout variant 2
R 6264 A-1-1-2Side A Run-Out, Stamped, variant 1
R 6264 B-1-1-2Side B Run-Out, Stamped, variant 1
R 6264 A-1-1- DSide A Run-Out, Stamped, variant 2
R 6264 B-1-1-1 DSide B Run-Out, Stamped, variant 2
R 6264 A-1-1-Q3Runout side A, stamped
R 6264 B-1-1-Q3Runout side B, stamped
R 6264ALabel side A
R 6264BLabel side B
R 6264 A-1-1-Q3Runout side A, stamped
R 6264 B-1-1-Q3Runout side B, stamped
R 6264ALabel side A
R 6264BLabel side B
12 RX 6264 A-1-1- DSide A runout etched variant 1
1 2 R X 6 2 6 4 A A - 2 - 1 - DSide B runout etched variant 1
12 RX 6264 A-1-1-1 DSide A runout etched, D stamped variant 2
1 2 R X 6 2 6 4 A A - 2 - 1 - DSide B runout etched, D stamped variant 2
12 RX 6264 A - 1 - 1 - DSide A runout
12 RX 6264 A A - 2 - 1 - DSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Parlophone 12RDJ 6264First year12", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | UK | Parlophone 12RX 6261 / Parlophone 2040316First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1990 | UK | Parlophone 12R 6264 / Parlophone 20 4020 6First year12", Single, 45 RPM | 12", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1990 | UK | Parlophone R 6264 / Parlophone 20 4020 7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1990 | UK | Parlophone R 6264 / Parlophone 20 4020 7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1990 | UK | Parlophone R 6264 / Parlophone 20 4020 7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | UK | Parlophone 12RX 6264 / Parlophone 2040316First year12", Single, 45 RPM | 12", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1991 | Europe | Parlophone 006-20 4335 7 / EMi 006-20 4335 77", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1991 | Germany | Parlophone 060-20 4335 612" | 12" |
| 1991 | Germany | Not On Label 204335 612", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
10 vinyl pressings of Life's What You Make It are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1990 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in UK. One of them is Parlophone 12R 6264, released August 20, 1990.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 12R 6264, R 6264, 12RX 6264, 12RX 6261) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 12 R6264 A-1-1-1 D and 12 R6264 B-1-1-2 D. 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.
