Vinyl pressings
by The The · 1983
This Is The Day was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1983, 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.
A 3710 A1 UTOPIAVariant 1, runout side A
A 3710 B1Variant 1, runout side B
A 3710 A1 UTOPIAVariant 2, runout side A
A 3710 B1 ΛVariant 2, runout side B
TA-3710-A1 ƱTOPIASide A, Etched
TA-3710-B1 ƱTOPIASide B, Etched
⋀Both Sides, Stamped
A 3710 ASide A label
XPS 184 A*Side C label
XPS 184 AA*Side D label
A 3710 A1 ƱTOPIA ⋀Side A runout
A 3710 B1 ⋀Side B runout
A 3710 A1 ƱTOPIA ⋀Side A runout
A 3710 B1 ⋀Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | Epic ES 12079 / Epic TA3710First year12", Single, Promo · Promo | 12", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Australia | Epic ES 912 / Some Bizzare ES 912First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Australia | Epic ES 12079 / Epic TA3710First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Australia & New Zealand | Epic ES 912First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Europe | Epic EPCA 3710 / Epic A 3710First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | New Zealand | Epic ES 912First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Spain | Epic EPC A 12.3710 / Some Bizzare EPC-A 12.3710First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1983 | Spain | Epic EPC A 3710 / Epic EPC A-3710First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Spain | Epic EPC A-3710First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | Some Bizzare TA 3710First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | Epic A3710First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | UK | Epic TA 3710First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1983 | UK | Epic A3710First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Epic AS 1873First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Epic 34-04478First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
21 vinyl pressings of This Is The Day are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, US, Australia, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is Some Bizzare A 3710, released August 29, 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A 3710, TA 3710, A3710, 49-04315) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A 3710 A1 UTOPIA and A 3710 B1. 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.
