Europe
1990- Label and catalog number
- CBS 655588 6
- Format
- 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
- Runout / matrix
01 655588 20 1A1 ARunout Side A
01 655588 20 1B1 ARunout Side A
01-655588-20-1Side A label
01-655588-20-1Side B label
Vinyl pressings
by Terence Trent D'Arby · 1990
To Know Someone Deeply Is To Know Someone Softly 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.
10 pressings came out in 1990, the album's first year, in 4 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.
01 655588 20 1A1 ARunout Side A
01 655588 20 1B1 ARunout Side A
01-655588-20-1Side A label
01-655588-20-1Side B label
01 655588 00 1A 1 ARunout stamped side A
01 655588 00 1B1 ARunout stamped side B
01-655588-00-1Label side A
01-655588-00-2Label side B
TRENTE.6 A1 TAEPRunout side A
TRENTE.6 B1Runout side B
TRENTT·6 A1 CSide A runout
TRENTT·6 B1 CSide B runout
TRENT T6 - ASide A label
TRENT T6 - BSide B label
TRENT 6 A1 ⋀A-side runout
TRENT 6 B1 ⋀B-side runout
TRENT 6 - ASide A label
TRENT 6 - BSide B label
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 | Europe | CBS 655588 6First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1990 | Europe | CBS 655588 7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1990 | Spain | CBS ARIC 2335First year7", Promo, Single Sided · Promo | 7", Promo, Single Sided · Promo |
| 1990 | Spain | CBS 655588 6First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | UK | CBS TRENT Q6First year12", Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1990 | UK | CBS TRENT 6First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | UK | CBS TRENT Q6First year12" | 12" |
| 1990 | US | ColumbiaFirst year12", Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1990 | UK | CBS TRENT E6First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1990 | UK | CBS TRENT T6First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1991 | Australia | CBS 655588 612", Single | 12", Single |
11 vinyl pressings of To Know Someone Deeply Is To Know Someone Softly are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1990 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in Europe, UK, US, Spain. One of them is CBS 655588 6.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 655588 6, 655588 7, TRENT E6, TRENT T6) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01 655588 20 1A1 A and 01 655588 20 1B1 A. 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.

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