Vinyl pressings
by The S.O.S. Band · 1980
Take Your Time (Do It Right) 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.
45 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 21 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.
4Z8-5523-3BD TML-XSide A runout etched except TML-X
4Z8-5523-4BC P TML-MSide B runout etched except P TML-M
AA-AF 4Z8 5523-3Side A Label
AA-AF 4Z8 5523-4Side B Label
p ZS9-5522-5BE TML-XA-Side Runout Etching - Variant 1
p ZS9-5522-4BE TML-XB-Side Runout Etching - Variant 1
p ZS9-5522-5AM TML-SA-Side Runout Etching - Variant 2
p ZS9-5522-4BG TML-SB-Side Runout Etching - Variant 2
ZS9-5522-5BFA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
ZS9-5522-4BHB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
ZS9-5522-5AA TML X sA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
ZS9-5522-4BH TML X sB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
TI ZS9-5522-5BD TML-MA-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
TI T ZS9-5522-4BD TML-MB-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
T ZS9-5522-5BD TML-M TIIIA-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
T ZS9-5522-BC 4 TML-X TIIIB-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
ZS9-5522-5AK TML-XA-Side Runout Etching Variant 1
ZS9-5522-4BK TML-XB-Side Runout Etching Variant 1
ZS9-5522-5AK TML-XA-Side Runout Etching Variant 2
ZS9-5522-4BG TML-SB-Side Runout Etching Variant 2
ZS9-5522-5ADRunout Side A, Handwritten
ZS9-5522-4ACRunout Side B, Handwritten
ZSP 5522-5Label Side A
ZS9 5522-4Label Side B
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 | Australia | Tabu Records ES 12035First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Australia | Tabu Records ES 493First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Australia | Tabu Records ES 493First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Bolivia | CBS 30285 / Discos CBS 30285First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Brazil | Epic 52.002First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1980 | Canada | Tabu Records ZS9 5522First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Colombia | Epic 449249First year12", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Colombia | Epic 449249First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Colombia | Epic 449249First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Costa Rica | CBS 12325First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Costa Rica | CBS 12325First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Ecuador | CBS 833-0011First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Europe | Tabu Records TAB 12.8564First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1980 | Europe | Tabu Records TAB 8564 / Tabu Records 8564First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Europe | Tabu Records TBU 654982 6First year12" | 12" |
46 vinyl pressings of Take Your Time (Do It Right) are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1980 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Brazil, Italy and more. One of them is Tabu Records 4Z8 5523.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4Z8 5523, ZS9 5522, AS 758, TBU 13-8564) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 4Z8-5523-3BD TML-X and 4Z8-5523-4BC P TML-M. 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.
