Vinyl pressings
by Beyoncé · 2002
Work It Out was first pressed on vinyl in 2002. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 2002, the album's first year, in 3 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.
DAMONT 6729826 ASide A - Variant 1
DAMONT 6729826 BSide B - Variant 1
DAMONT 6729826 BSide A - Variant 2
DAMONT 6729826 CSide B - Variant 2
XPR 3598 A
XPR 3598 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | France | Columbia 0118476000First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | UK | Columbia COL 672687 6First year12" | 12" |
| 2002 | UK | Columbia XPR 3580First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | US | Columbia CAS 59923 / Columbia CAS 59923-S1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2002 | US | Columbia CAS 59180First year12" | 12" |
| 2002 | UK | Columbia XPR 3598First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | UK | Columbia 672982 6 / Music World Entertainment 672982 6First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 2003 | UK | Pirate PIRATE 00612", Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2003 | UK | Pirate PIRATE 00612", Test Pressing, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Test pressing |
| 2004 | UK | Shizola Shizola 312", Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2006 | Unknown | Slipped Discs Slipped 7017", Unofficial Release, 45 RPM · Unofficial | 7", Unofficial Release, 45 RPM · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label (Beyoncé) WORK IT OUT 112", Single Sided, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", Single Sided, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Not On Label goldmember12", Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
13 vinyl pressings of Work It Out are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2002 and 2006.
The earliest pressings are from 2002, in UK, US, France. One of them is Columbia 672982 6, released July 2002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 672982 6, COL 672687 6, CAS 59923, CAS 59180) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DAMONT 6729826 A and DAMONT 6729826 B. 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.
