Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Thurston · 1980
You Got What It Takes was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1980, 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.
PRL 12174 AS-RE-1ARunout, Side A (Variant 1)
PRL 12174 BS-RE-1BRunout, Side B (Variant 1)
PRL 12174 AS-RE-1BRunout, Side A (Variant 2)
PRL 12174 BS-RE-1BRunout, Side B (Variant 2)
PRL-12174-AS-RE fwny [Looks like "TEO"]Runout area side A [hand-etched]
PRL-12174-BS-RE fwny [Looks like "TEO"]Runout area side B [hand-etched]
PRL 12174 AS-RELabel side A
PRL 12174 BS-RELabel side B
PRL 12174 AS-RE-1C T1 1ARunout, Side A (Variant 1)
PRL 12174 BS-RE-1C T1 3ARunout, Side B (Variant 1)
PRL 12174 AS-RELabel, Side A
PRL 12174 BS-RELabel, Side B
PRL 12174 AS-RE-1ARunout, Side A (Variant 1)
PRL 12174 BS-RE-1BRunout, Side B (Variant 1)
PRL 12174 AS-RELabel, Side A
PRL 12174 BS-RELabel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | Prelude Records PLLP 12544First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Prelude Records PRL 12174First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Jupiter Records 202 090 / Jupiter Records 202 090-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Rams Horn Records RAMSH 5000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | South Africa | Trutone Music PRL 12174First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | Zafiro ZL 315First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Epic S EPC 84257First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Prelude Records PRL 12174First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Prelude Records PRL 12174First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Prelude Records PRL 12174First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Prelude Records PRL 12174First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Venezuela | RPM LSP 5046First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Prelude Records PRL 12174First yearLP, Advance, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Advance, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Prelude Records PRL 12174First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of You Got What It Takes are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, New Zealand, Brazil and more. One of them is Prelude Records PRL 12174.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PRL 12174, S EPC 84257, PLLP 12544, 202 090) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PRL 12174 AS-RE-1A and PRL 12174 BS-RE-1B. 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.
