Vinyl pressings
by Thompson Twins · 1982
In The Name Of Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 10 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.
TEE 4 A // 2∇ 420 H 1 1 2 2SIDE A - machine stamped Variant 1
TOWN HOUSESIDE A - machine stamped
Get SetA-Side Runout
TEE 4 B // 1∇ 420 H 1 1 2 USIDE B - machine stamped Variant 1
TEE 4 A//2▽420 H TOWN HOUSE 1 1 3 GET SETSide A, runout
TEE 4 A//1▽420 H TOWN HOUSE 1 1 3Side B, runout
TEE 124 A//1 ∇ 420 H 1 1 1 TOWN HOUSE (Hand etched): ON YOUR MARKSSide A Variant 1 Stamped
TEE 124 B//1 ∇ 420 H 1 1 TOWN HOUSE 1Side B Variant 1 Stamped
TEE 124 A//1 ∇ 420 H 1 1 2 TOWN HOUSE (Hand etched): ON YOUR MARKSSide A Variant 2 Stamped
TEE 124 B//1 ∇ 420 H 1 1 TOWN HOUSE 2Side B Variant 2 Stamped
TEE 124 A // 1 ∇ 420 H 1 1 2 TOWN HOUSE ON YOUR MARKSRun-out Side A
TEE 124 B // 1 ∇ 420 H 1 1 TOWN HOUSE 2Run-out Side B
TEE 124-ALabel Side A
TEE 124-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Astor DS 12095First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Australia | Astor A 7333First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Brazil | Ariola 6198 6 15First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1982 | Canada | Arista ASSX-0671First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Germany | Hansa International 103 915 / Hansa International 103 915 - 100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | Victor VIPX-1658 / Victor AHA-1658First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Japan | Victor VIPX-1658 / Victor AHA-1658First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Mexico | Hansa International 104.433 / Hansa International S-716First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Mexico | Hansa International 104.433 / Hansa International S-716First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Mexico | Hansa International SL-7078First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Hansa 104.477 / Hansa International 104.477First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Hansa International 600.634First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Hansa 104.477 / Hansa International 104.477First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Spain | Ariola B-103.915First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1982 | UK | T Records TEE 124First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
30 vinyl pressings of In The Name Of Love are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, US, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is T Records TEE 4, released January 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TEE 4, TEE 124, CP 712, AS 0671) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TEE 4 A // 2∇ 420 H 1 1 2 2 and TOWN HOUSE. 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.
