Vinyl pressings
by The Planets · 1979
Lines was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 9 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.
ZXDR-63434-A-2CRunout side A variant 1
ZXDR-63435.B-1 Ʊ EMMARunout side B variant 1
ZXDR-63434-2CRunout side A variant 2
ZXDR-63435.B-1 Ʊ EMMARunout side B variant 2
ZXDR-63434-2C CAA-Side runout, variant 1
ZXDR-63435.B-1 1 [Utopia Lyre Logo] EMMAB-Side runout, variant 1
ZXDR-63434-2C 1 BMA-Side runout, variant 2
ZXDR-63435.B-1 1 BN EMMA [Utopia Lyre Logo]B-Side runout, variant 2
ZXDR-63434-A-2CRunout Side A
ZXDR-63435.B-1 [Lyre Symbol] EMMARunout Side B
ZXDR 63434Label Side A
ZXDR 63435Label Side B
ZXDR-63434/1Runout side A
ZXDR-63434/1ARunout side B
ZXDR-63434-IL 1A DSide A
ZXDR-63435-IL 1A D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Rialto TREB 001First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Belgium | Rialto 26.582-YFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Rialto TREB 104First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Rialto 87.055First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Rialto 6.12594First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Mexico | London Records 45/11507First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Rialto 6198 297First year7" | 7" |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Decca DEC 663First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | UK | Rialto TREB 104First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Rialto TREB 104First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | UK | Rialto TREB 104First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | Rialto 101293 / Vogue 1012937", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
12 vinyl pressings of Lines are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, Australia, Belgium, Canada and more. One of them is Rialto TREB 104.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TREB 104, TREB 001, 26.582-Y, 87.055) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZXDR-63434-A-2C and ZXDR-63435.B-1 Ʊ EMMA. 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.
