Vinyl pressings
by Break Point · 1996
Whenever You Want Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1996. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1996, the album's first year, in 2 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.
KZR 6 A-01-01-Runout Side A
KZR 6 B-01-01-Runout Side B
KZR 6 C-01-01-Runout Side C
KZR 6 D-01-01-Runout Side D
KZR 5 A-1-1-Side A, stamped
KZR 5 B-1-1-Side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Germany | Freudenhouse FH96-02First year12" | 12" |
| 1996 | UK | Klub Zoo International Music KZR6 / Klub Zoo International Music KZR 6First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1996 | UK | Klub Zoo International Music KZR 5First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1996 | UK | Klub Zoo International Music KZR6First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label |
| 1996 | UK | Klub Zoo International Music KZR 5First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label |
| 1998 | UK | Klub Zoo International Music KZR1212" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Canada | 83 West Records ET02712", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2001 | Canada | 83 West Records ET02912", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2001 | Canada | 83 West Records ET02712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2001 | Canada | 83 West Records ET02912", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2006 | UK | Zoo Groove Stereo ZGS 005 / Zoo Groove Stereo ZGS00512", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 2006 | UK | Zoo Groove Stereo ZGS 00512", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
12 vinyl pressings of Whenever You Want Me are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1996 and 2006.
The earliest pressings are from 1996, in UK, Germany. One of them is Klub Zoo International Music KZR6.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KZR6, KZR 5, FH96-02) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KZR 6 A-01-01- and KZR 6 B-01-01-. 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.
