Vinyl pressings
by Tom Tom Club · 1983
Close To The Bone 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.
26 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 17 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.
1.2.3916 A WW 3 STERLING ⚾︎ —◁Runout side A, variant 1
1.23916.B.WW1 # 2 —◁ STERLING ⚾︎Runout side B, variant 1
1-2.3916 A WW3 STERLING ⚾︎ · ─◁Runout side A, variant 2
1-23916-B-WW1 · ─◁ .STERLING ⚾︎Runout side B, variant 2
0 STERLING ⚾ 1.23916.A-JW1 #1Runout Side A
0 STERLING ⚾ 1.23916.B-JW1 #1Runout Side B
0 STERLING ⚾ 1-23916.A-JW2Runout Side A (Variant)
0 STERLING ⚾ 1.23916.B-JW2 #1Runout Side B (Variant)
sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ ⚾ 1.2.3916ASH2 ɑ B-18289-SH2 SLM △4757 1-1Side A Runout
sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ 1.2.3916.B.SH1 ɑ B-18290-SH1 SLM △4757-X 1-1Side B Runout
STERLING 1.2.3916-A-SR 2 \-1 SRC (Large S with the R and C in the loops)Side 1
STERLING SRC (Large S with the R and C in the loops) 1.2.3916-B-SR STERLING \-1Side 2
MPO ILPS-9738 A2 JonzSide A
MPO ILPS-9738 BS Sound clinicSide B
ILPS-9738-A -1U-1-1 STERLINGSide A runout etched/stamped
ILPS-9738- ̷A̷- B-1U-1-1 STERLING ⒽSide B runout etched/stamped
ILPS 9738-ASide A label
ILPS 9738-BSide B label
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 | Argentina | A&M Records 20.426First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Australia | WEA 23916-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Brazil | A&M Records 170083 / A&M Records 170.083First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Canada | Sire 92 39161First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | Island Records 205 630 / Island Records 205 630-320First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | Island Records 205 630 / Island Records 205 630-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | France | Island Records 814 013-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Greece | Island Records 062-165 2491 / Island Records 14C 062-1652491First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Greece | Island Records 062-165 2491LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19738First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Sire P-11392First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Sire P-11392First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Mexico | A&M Records AMLS-48,071First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | New Zealand | WEA 23916-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Portugal | Island Records ILPS 9738 PFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Island Records 205 630LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Island Records 205 630-320LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Taiwan | Best Fortune Records JKA-8196 / 佳佳興業股份有限公司 JKA-8196LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
31 vinyl pressings of Close To The Bone are listed here, from 18 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Sire 9 23916-1, released July 27, 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9 23916-1, ILPS 9738, 23916-1, 170083) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1.2.3916 A WW 3 STERLING ⚾︎ —◁ and 1.23916.B.WW1 # 2 —◁ STERLING ⚾︎. 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.
