Vinyl pressings
by Barry White · 1976
Is This Whatcha Wont? was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
30 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 20 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.
I S M-516-AS-1A WHT AA Side Runout, Variant 1
I S M-516-BS-1B A2B Side Runout, Variant 1
I S I M-516-AS-1B WHT B7A Side Runout, Variant 2
I S M-516-BS-1A IA7B Side Runout, Variant 2
T1 M-516-AS-2 WHT AA Side Runout
T1 M-516-BS-2 AB Side Runout
M-516-ASA Side Label
M-516-BSB Side Label
P M-516-AS WHTA Side Runout, etched, P stamped
P M-516-BSB Side Runout, etched, P stamped
M-516-ASA Side Label
M-516-BSB Side Label
6370 247 1Y1 P 1976 670A Side Runout
6370 247 2Y1 P 1976 670B Side Runout
6370247 1YA Side Label
6370247 2YB Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | 20th Century Records L-35961 / 20th Century Records T-516First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Austria | 20th Century Records 6370 247First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Disc'Az STEC 233 / 20th Century Records STEC 233First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | Not On Label STEC 233LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Germany | 20th Century Records 6370 247First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | 20th Century Records 6370 247First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Greece | 20th Century Records 6370 247First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | 20th Century Records 6370 247 AFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | 20th Century Records GP-469First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | 20th Century Records GP-469First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Mexico | 20th Century Records GX 01-890 / Gamma GX 01-890First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | 20th Century Records 6370 247First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | 20th Century Records 6370 247First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | 20th Century Records L 35961 / 20th Century Records T-516First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Philippines | 20th Century Records T-516 / 20th Century Records 20th-5042-9First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Brazil | Atlas 812 271-1 0LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | 20th Century Records 0602567410607 / UMe 0602567410607LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Spain | 20th Century Records 56.002LP, Album | LP, Album |
44 vinyl pressings of Is This Whatcha Wont? are listed here, from 27 countries, released between 1976 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Canada, Netherlands and more. One of them is 20th Century Records T-516, released October 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T-516, 6370247, BTH 516, 9209-516) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, I S M-516-AS-1A WHT A and I S M-516-BS-1B A2. 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.
