Vinyl pressings
by Brenda Taylor · 1982
You Can't Have Your Cake And Eat It Too was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 5 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.
WES-22149A-70531-1A JANOS A-2 <-->A side, etched
WES-22149B-70532-1A JANOS A-2 <-->B side, etched
WES 22149-ASide A [Label]
WES 22149-BSide B [Label]
AFTERHOUR-4100-A F/W NSA-side runout etching
AFTERHOUR-4100-B F/W NSB-side runout etching
WES 1249A - 70535-1ARunout, Side A
WES 1249B - 70536-1A JANOSRunout, Side B
WES 1249-A 19Center label, side A
WES 1249-B 19Center label, side B
WES-22149A - 70531-1A JANOS A-1 ⟷Etched A Side
WES-22149B - 70532-1A JANOS A-1 ⟷Etched B Side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Germany | Metronome 0930.095First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Injection Disco Dance Label 234.583 / Ensign 234.583First yearMaxi-Single, 12" | Maxi-Single, 12" |
| 1982 | South Africa | Star-Bag MABG 23First year12", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1982 | UK | Excaliber Records Ltd. EXCL 526First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | UK | Excaliber Records Ltd. EXC 526First year7" | 7" |
| 1982 | US | West End Records WES 22149First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1982 | US | After Hour Records AHR 4100First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1982 | US | West End Records WES 22149First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | West End Records WES 1249First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | West End Records WES 1249First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | West End Records WES 2214912", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | US | West End Records WES 500912", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Remastered | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | UK | West End Records WES 2214912", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK | West End Records WES 2214912", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | West End Records WES 2214912", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of You Can't Have Your Cake And Eat It Too are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1982 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Germany, Netherlands and more. One of them is West End Records WES 22149.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WES 22149, AHR 4100, WES 1249, EXCL 526) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WES-22149A-70531-1A JANOS A-2 <--> and WES-22149B-70532-1A JANOS A-2 <-->. 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.
