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Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby

by Terence Trent D'Arby · 1987

53 pressings19 countriesElectric BluesSoulFunkContemporary R&B

Introducing The Hardline According To Terence… was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Introducing The Hardline According To Terence…

40 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 18 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.

Europe

1987
Label and catalog number
CBS 450911 0
Format
LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Clear Rim
Runout / matrix

450911-0+A ORLAKESide A etching

450911-0+B ORLAKESide B etching

Full details of this pressing

Europe

1987
Label and catalog number
CBS CBS 450911 1CBS 450911 1
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

31-450911-1A-1 BRunout side A, variant 1

31-450911-2B-1 CRunout side B, variant 1

31-450911-1-A1 ARunout side A, variant 2, stamped

31-450911-2B-1 CRunout side B, variant 2, stamped

Full details of this pressing

Europe

1987
Label and catalog number
CBS CBSCL 32 619-9CBS (07-326199-20)
Format
LP, Album · Club-Edition
Runout / matrix

31-450911-1A-1 CRunout side A, stamped

01-450911-2B-1 DRunout side B, etched

Full details of this pressing

Europe

1987
Label and catalog number
CBS 450911 0
Format
LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Black Rim
Runout / matrix

450911-0+A ORLAKESide A etching

450911-0+B ORLAKESide B etching

Full details of this pressing

Europe

1987
Label and catalog number
CBS CBS 450911 1
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

450 911-1B L88 ECRunout, side A

450 911-2B L88 ECRunout, side B

Full details of this pressing

Europe

1987
Label and catalog number
CBS CBS 450911 1
Format
LP, Album, White Label
Runout / matrix

450911-1-A1Runout, side A

450911-1-B1Runout, side B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 53 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1980s43 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1987UnknownCBS Asf 3157First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1987ArgentinaColumbia 120-002First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1987ArgentinaDiscos CBS 120-002-1First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo
1987AustraliaCBS 450911 1First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1987BrazilEpic 400030 / Epic 400.030First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1987EuropeCBS 450911 0First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc, Colored vinyl
1987EuropeCBS CBS 450911 1 / CBS 450911 1First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1987EuropeCBS CBSCL 32 619-9 / CBS (07-326199-20)First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1987EuropeCBS 450911 0First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture discLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc
1987EuropeCBS CBS 450911 1First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1987EuropeCBS CBS 450911 1First yearLP, Album, White LabelLP, Album, White Label
1987EuropeCBS 450911 OFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture discLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc
1987EuropeCBS 450 911-1First yearLP, Advance, Album, Promo, White Label · PromoLP, Advance, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo
1987EuropeCBS CBS 450911 1 / CBS 450911 1First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1987EuropeCBS CBS 450911 1 / CBS 450911 1First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
All 43 pressings from the 1980s
2010s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2019EuropeSony Music 19075986831LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
2020s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2024EuropeSony Music 19802809291LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl
Year unknown8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?BrazilEpic 400030 / Epic 400.030LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
?EuropeCBS CBS 450911 1LP, Album, Promo · PromoLP, Album, Promo · Promo
?USColumbia C 40964 / Columbia FC 40964LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USColumbia OC 40964 / Columbia C 40964LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USColumbia C 40964 / Columbia OC 40964LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USColumbia C 40964 / Columbia OC 40964LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USColumbia FC 40964 / Columbia C 40964LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USColumbia C 40964 / Columbia FC 40964LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. This Side
  2. A1If You All Get To Heaven5:17
  3. A2If You Let Me Stay3:13
  4. A3Wishing Well3:29
  5. A4I'll Never Turn My Back On You (Father's Words)3:36
  6. A5Dance Little Sister3:53
  7. A6Seven More Days4:33
  8. That Side
  9. B1Let's Go Forward5:31
  10. B2Rain2:58
  11. B3Sign Your Name4:35
  12. B4As Yet Untitled5:33
  13. B5Who's Loving You4:33

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Introducing The Hardline According To Terence… are there?

53 vinyl pressings of Introducing The Hardline According To Terence… are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1987 and 2024.

When was Introducing The Hardline According To Terence… first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1987, in Europe, UK, US, Canada and more. One of them is CBS 450911 0.

How do I tell if my copy of Introducing The Hardline According To Terence… is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 450911 0, CBS 450911 1, CBSCL 32 619-9, 450911 O) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 450911-0+A ORLAKE and 450911-0+B ORLAKE. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Introducing The Hardline According To Terence… on vinyl worth?

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.

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