Vinyl pressings
by The Stylistics · 1980
Hurry Up This Way Again 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.
13 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 7 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.
P.I.R. AB-ZS9-4789-3 F/W NS PRunout side A, etched, except [P] stamped
P.I.R. AB-ZS9-4789-4 F/W NS PRunout side B, etched, except [P] stamped
ZS9 4789-3 AA-AFLabel side-A
ZS9 4789-4 AA-AFLabel side-B
P.I.R. AC-ZS9-4789-3 F/W NS T1111 TRunout, Side A
P.I.R. AC-ZS9-4789-4 F/W NS TRunout, Side B
ZS9 4789-3Label, Side-A
ZS9 4789-4Label, Side-B
P.I.R. AE-ZS9-4789-3 F/W NS ssA runout
P.I.R. AF-ZS9-4789-4 F/W NS ssssB runout
ZS9 4789-3A label
ZS9 4789-4B label
p P.I.R. AB-ZS9-4789-3 F/W NS ARunout Etchings (Both Sides)
AA-AF ZS9 4789-3Labels
1 S AE- ̶X̶S̶S̶-̶1̶6̶7̶7̶9̶1̶ XSS-166791-AE F/W NS/SRunout, Side A
1 S P.I.R. AF-XSS-167791 F/W NS/SRunout, Side B
XSS 167791Labels
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 | Brazil | Epic 66.469First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Japan | TSOP 07SP 505First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | TSOP 07SP 505First year7" | 7" |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Epic ES 523First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Spain | TSOP PIR 8907First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | TSOP S PIR 8907First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | TSOP ZS9 4789First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | TSOP ZS9 4789First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | TSOP AS 862First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | TSOP ZS9 4789First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | TSOP ZS9 4789First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1980 | Australia | TSOP ES 523First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | UK | TSOP S PIR 8907First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
13 vinyl pressings of Hurry Up This Way Again are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Brazil, Japan and more. One of them is TSOP ZS9 4789.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ZS9 4789, AS 862, S PIR 8907, 66.469) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P.I.R. AB-ZS9-4789-3 F/W NS P and P.I.R. AB-ZS9-4789-4 F/W NS P. 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.
