Vinyl pressings
by The Beloved · 1990
Time After Time 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.
13 pressings came out in 1990, the album's first year, in 6 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.
YZ-482(T) A-1 POUNDA COPYMASTERS. E MT CHRISTOPHER BIGGINS...Side A, variant 1
YZ-482(T) B-2 J MT WHERE ARE YOU NOW?Side B, variant 1
YZ-482(T) A-1 POUNDA COPYMASTERS. C MT CHRISTOPHER BIGGINS...Side A, variant 2
YZ-482(T) B-2 D MT WHERE ARE YOU NOW?Side B, variant 2
YZ 482-A2 M.T. POUNDA COPYMASTERS FOUR DOWN CSide A, variant 1
YZ 482-B-1 M.T. SIX TO GOSide B, variant 1
YZ-482-A-2 MT L POUNDA COPYMASTERS FOUR DOWN...Side A, variant 2
YZ-482-B-1 MT SIX TO GO! ESide B, variant 2
YZ+482+X+A ORLAKESide A runout
YZ+482X+B ORLAKESide B runout
YZ-482 (T) A-1 A MT. D POUNDA COPYMASTERS CHRISTOPHER BIGGINS...Runout side A, variant 1
YZ-482 (T) B-2 A MT E WHERE ARE YOU NOW?Runout side B, variant 1
YZ-482 (T) A-1 POUNDA COPYMASTERS CHRISTOPHER BIGGINS... MT ARunout side A, variant 2
YZ-482 (T) B-2 MT A WHERE ARE YOU NOW?Runout side B, variant 2
YZ 482 (T) SAM A1 A PR-PEtching Side A
YZ 482 (T) SAM B1 A PR-PEtching Side B
SRC ST-DM-58640-1 1-1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.A Side Runout
SRC ST-DM-58641-58638-1 1-1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.B Side Runout
ST-DM-58640-SPA Side Label
ST-DM-58641/58638-SPB Side 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 | Australia | EastWest 903171469-0First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Australia | EastWest 9031-71468-7 / EastWest MX304891First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Europe | EastWest YZ 482 T / EastWest 9031-71469-0First year12" | 12" |
| 1990 | Europe | EastWest YZ 482 / EastWest 9031-71468-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | Hong Kong | WEA / EastWestFirst year12", Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 12", Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | Spain | WEA 1.317 / WEA 1317First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | UK | EastWest YZ482X / EastWest 9031-71620-7First year7", Picture Disc · Picture disc | 7", Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1990 | UK | EastWest YZ482TSAM / EastWest YZ482T SAMFirst year12", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | UK | EastWest YZ482TSAM / EastWest YZ482T SAMFirst year12", 45 RPM, Mispress, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Mispress, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | US | Atlantic DMD 1491First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1990 | US | Not On Label ST-PR-58635-SPFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1990 | UK | EastWest YZ482T / EastWest 9031-71469-0First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | UK | EastWest YZ482 / EastWest 9031-71468-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Time After Time are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in UK, US, Australia, Europe and more. One of them is EastWest YZ482T, released May 29, 1990.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use YZ482T, YZ482, YZ482X, YZ482TSAM) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YZ-482(T) A-1 POUNDA COPYMASTERS. E MT CHRISTOPHER BIGGINS... and YZ-482(T) B-2 J MT WHERE ARE YOU NOW?. 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.
