Vinyl pressings
by The Telescopes · 1989
Taste was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. 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 1989, 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.
GOES-ON-32 A² 'O' I LYN -24083Runout side A, etched Variant 1
GOES-ON-32 B² H LYN -24084-Runout side B, etched Variant 1
GOES-ON-32 A2 | LYN-24083 DRunout side A, etched Variant 2
GOES-ON-32 B2 H LYN-24084-Runout side B, etched Variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Spain | Capote CAP. 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Spain | Capote CAP. 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | What Goes On Records GOES ON 32LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1989 | UK & Europe | What Goes On Records GOES ON 32First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Cheree CHEREE 9 LPLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Unknown | BOMP! BLP4104-1LP · Colored vinyl | LP · Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | BOMP! BLP4104-1LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | BOMP! BLP4104LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | UK | Fuzz Club Records FC121V12LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | UK | Fuzz Club Records FC121V12LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Italy | Radiation Reissues RRS215LP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | BOMP! BLP4104-1LP · Colored vinyl | LP · Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of Taste are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1989 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in UK & Europe, Spain. One of them is What Goes On Records GOES ON 32, released August 28, 1989.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GOES ON 32, CAP. 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GOES-ON-32 A² 'O' I LYN -24083 and GOES-ON-32 B² H LYN -24084-. 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.
