Vinyl pressings
by Time Bandits · 1982
I'm Specialized In You 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.
4 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 4 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.
NL 01-2915-2A-1Runout side A, variant 1
NL 01-2915-1B-1Runout side B, variant 1
NL 01-2915-2A-1 [Walking Eye Logo]c ARunout side A, variant 2
NL 01-2915-1B-1 A [Walking Eye Logo]cRunout side B, variant 2
CBS A2915 ALabel side A
CBS A2915 BLabel side B
NL 11-2915-1A-1 ARunout Side A
NL 11-2915-1B-1 ARunout 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 | Europe | CBS CBSA 2915 / CBS A 2915First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | France | CBS CBSA 2915First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Netherlands | CBS CBSA 12-2915 / CBS A12-2915First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1982 | UK | CBS CBS A2915First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | France | CBS CBS A2915 / CBS A 29157", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | South Africa | CBS SSC 54657", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | Spain | CBS CBS A 12.291512", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Spain | CBS A 29157", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Spain | CBS CBS 12-29157", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Spain | CBS A-29157", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | UK | CBS CBS A 13 291512", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
11 vinyl pressings of I'm Specialized In You are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1982 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in Europe, UK, France, Netherlands. One of them is CBS CBSA 2915.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBSA 2915, CBS A2915, CBSA 12-2915) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NL 01-2915-2A-1 and NL 01-2915-1B-1. 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.
