Vinyl pressings
by Adam Faith · 1959
What Do You Want? was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
ET1 7XCE 16387-1N GHStamped side A, variant 1
ET2 7XCE 16386-1N ROStamped side B, variant 1
ET1 7XCE 16387-1N PPStamped side A, variant 2
ET2 7XCE 16386-1N PGStamped side B, variant 2
7XCE 16387-INRunout A
7XCE 16386-INRunout B
7XCE 16387-IN ET2Side A stamped
7XCE 16386-IN MD ET1Side B stamped
CE 16387-IRunout A
CE 16386-IRunout B
7XCE 16387-IN ET2Side A stamped
7XCE 16386-IN RP ET2Side B stamped
ET3 7XCE 16387-1N GADStamped side A, variant 1
ET4 7XCE 16386-1N GRLStamped side B, variant 1
7XCE.16387Label side A
7XCE.16386Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Australia | Parlophone 45-A8010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Canada | MGM Records 9061XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Finland | Parlophone 45-DPY 626First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Germany | Odeon O 21 380First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Ireland | Parlophone 45-R(I) 4591First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Parlophon 45-R 4591First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | New Zealand | Parlophone NZP 3087First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | New Zealand | Parlophone NZP 3087First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Norway | Parlophone 45-R 4591First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1959 | UK | Parlophone 45-R 4591First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Parlophone 45-R 4591First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Parlophone 45-R 4591First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Parlophone R.4591First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1959 | UK | Parlophone 45-R 4591First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | UK | Parlophone 45-R 4591First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | UK | Parlophone 45-R 45917", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | Parlophone 45-R 45917", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | India | Parlophone 45-R 45917", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Italy | Parlophon QMSP 162917", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
21 vinyl pressings of What Do You Want? are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1959 and 1960.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Parlophone 45-R 4591.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-R 4591, R.4591, K9061, 45-A8010) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ET1 7XCE 16387-1N GH and ET2 7XCE 16386-1N RO. 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.
