Vinyl pressings
by 'Til Tuesday · 1985
Voices Carry was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 14 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.
AL-39458-3B STERLING L G1 B16Side A runout
BL-39458-3D STERLING o G1 A7Side B runout
AL 39458Side A label
BL 39458Side B label
AL-39458-3B STERLING L G1 B17Side A, variant 1
BL-39458-3D STERLING D G1 A12Side B, variant 1
AL-39458 -3B STERLING L G1 B3Side A, variant 2
BL-39458- 3B STERLING 3 G1 B2Side B, variant 2
P-AP AL- 39458-3A STERLINGSide A runout
P-AP BL- 39458-3A STERLINGSide B runout
[etched] PIAPI AL- 39458-2 [scribbled out:] C D [etched] D [stamped] STERLINGSide A runout (variant)
[etched] P''MP BL- 39458-1B [stamped] STERLING [etched, upside down:] 10Side B runout (variant)
AL-39458-3A STERLING P-APSide A, Variant 1, Etched, Sterling is stamped
BL-39458-3C STERLING P-APSide B, Variant 1, Etched, Sterling is stamped
AL 39458Label Side A
BL 39458Label Side B
P (M) AL-39458-2C STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
P "MP" BL- 39458 1B STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
P (M) AL-39458-2B oSide A runout, variant 2
P "MP" BL-39458 1B STERLING oSide B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia | Epic ELPS 4481First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Brazil | Epic 144856 / CBS 144856First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | Epic EPC 26434First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | Epic EPC 26434First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Greece | Epic EPC 26434First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Hong Kong | CBS/SONY CYA 1070First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | New Zealand | Epic ELPS 4481First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Philippines | Epic QEL-25091First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Portugal | Epic EPC 26434First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | South Africa | Epic KSF 3093First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | Epic EPC 26434First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1985 | US | Epic FE 39458First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Epic BFE 39458First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Epic BFE 39458 / Epic FE 39458First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Epic FE 39458First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Epic BFE 39458 / SRC Vinyl SRC040LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | SRC Vinyl SRC-040LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2016 | US | Epic BFE 39458 / SRC Vinyl SRC040LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Epic FE 39458 / Epic VFE 39458LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
30 vinyl pressings of Voices Carry are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1985 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Epic FE 39458, released March 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FE 39458, BFE 39458, EPC 26434, 28·3P-602) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-39458-3B STERLING L G1 B16 and BL-39458-3D STERLING o G1 A7. 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.
