Vinyl pressings
by Toto · 1978
Hold The Line was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
47 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 15 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.
ZSS-165008-1J TML-MRunout side A, variant 1
ZSS 165009 1C TML-SRunout side B, variant 1
ZSS-165008-1D TML-MRunout side A, variant 2
ZSS 165009 1C TML-SRunout side B, variant 2
ZSS 165008-1G TML-MRun-out Side A (TML-M = stamped)
ZSS 165009-1G TML-MRun-out Side B (TML-M = stamped)
ZSS-165008 1E[all double etched] TML-M Tside A matrix code - runout
ZSS 165009 - 1E[all double etched] TML-S Tside B matrix code - runout
ZSS 165008side A matrix code - label
ZSS 165009side B matrix code - label
ZSS-165008-1B S TML-MRunout side A
ZSS 165009 1B SS TML-MRunout side B
ZSS 165008Label side A
ZSS 165009Label side B
ZSS 165008 1A PL S11 TML-SRunout side A
ZSS 165009 1A S1 TML-SRunout side B
ZSS 165008Label side A
ZSS 165009Label side B
ZSS 165008 1A Rh TML-SSide A etch, "TML-S" stamp, variant 1
ZSS 165009 1A SI TML-SSide B etch, "TML-S" stamp, variant 1
ZSS 165008 1A Rh SI TML-SSide A runout, variant 2
ZSS 165009 1A SI TML-SSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Argentina | Columbia 23.038First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Argentina | Columbia 23.038First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Brazil | CBS 34027First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Canada | Columbia 3-10830First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Chile | Discos CBS 11275First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1978 | Colombia | CBS 43459First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Costa Rica | CBS 12043First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Europe | CBS 6784 / CBS CBS 6784First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | CBS CBS S 6784 / CBS 6784First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Germany | CBS CBS 6784 / CBS CBS S 6784First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Ireland | CBS CBS 6784First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Ireland | CBS CBS 6784First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Ireland | CBS CBS 6784First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Japan | CBS/Sony 06SP 274First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | CBS/Sony 06SP 274First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
58 vinyl pressings of Hold The Line are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Argentina, Brazil and more. One of them is Columbia 3-10830.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-10830, CBS 6784, AS 511, ZSS - 165008 - 1G) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS-165008-1J TML-M and ZSS 165009 1C TML-S. 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.
