Vinyl pressings
by Anita Baker · 1988
Giving You The Best That I Got was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 16 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.
ST-E-60827-A-1 1-6 [SRC logo]Runout side 1 variant 1
ST-E-60827-B-1 [SRC logo]Runout side 2 variant 1
ST-E-60827-A-1 [SRC logo]Runout side 1 variant 2
ST-E-60827-B-2 [SRC logo]Runout side 2 variant 2
ST-E-60827-A-1 1-4 0- B-33291-1 Δ 22877Runout Side 1
ST-E-60827-B-1 B-33292-1 Δ 22877-XRunout Side 2
SRC (Large S with the R and C in the loops)Run-out area both sides [machine-stamped]
ST-E-60827-A-ARLabel Side 1
[SRC logo] ST-E-60827-B-1 1-1 SM 1-2Side A runout etched /SRC - stamped
[SRC logo] ST-E-60827-B-1 1-1 SM 2-2Side B runout etched /SRC - stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Argentina | Elektra 80774First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Australia | Elektra 60827-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Brazil | Elektra 670.8027 / Elektra 755960827-1/4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Elektra 96 08271First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Elektra E1 60827LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Greece | Elektra 9 60827-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Greece | Elektra 9 60827-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Italy | Elektra 96 0827-1 / Elektra 9 60827-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Jamaica | Elektra 60827-1 / Elektra 9 60827-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Japan | Elektra 23P1-2275First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Mexico | Elektra LWE-6782First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Philippines | Elektra 60827-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | South Africa | Elektra EKC 6170First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | Elektra 960827-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK & Europe | Elektra EKT 49 / Elektra 960 827-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | US | Elektra 9 60827-2 / Elektra 60827-2LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
29 vinyl pressings of Giving You The Best That I Got are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1988 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, Israel, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Elektra 60827-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 60827-1, BAN 960827-1, 80774, 670.8027) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-E-60827-A-1 1-6 [SRC logo] and ST-E-60827-B-1 [SRC logo]. 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.
