Vinyl pressings
by The Fall · 1980
Totale's Turns (It's Now Or Never) was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 2 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.
ROUGH 10 A¹ EG A PORKY PRIME CUT YOU'LL NEVER WORK AGAIN !Side A runout etched 1 is scratched over 9 still partially visible, [EG] mirrored
ROUGH 10-B¹ EG R.T. IS DEAD. LONG LIVE R.T.Side B runout etched, [EG] mirrored
ROUGH 10/1Side 1
ROUGH 10/2Side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Italy | Base Record ROUGH 10 Y5First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | Go International GILP 10First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Rough Trade ROUGH 10LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1980 | UK | Rough Trade ROUGH 10First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | Rough Trade ROUGH 10LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | UK | Rough Trade ROUGH 10LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Italy | Earmark 40037LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | UK | Let Them Eat Vinyl LETV490LPLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2017 | UK | Let Them Eat Vinyl LETV490LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | US | Superior Viaduct SV146LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Totale's Turns (It's Now Or Never) are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1980 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, Italy. One of them is Rough Trade ROUGH 10.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ROUGH 10, ROUGH 10 Y5, GILP 10) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ROUGH 10 A¹ EG A PORKY PRIME CUT YOU'LL NEVER WORK AGAIN ! and ROUGH 10-B¹ EG R.T. IS DEAD. LONG LIVE R.T.. 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.
