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Vinyl pressings

What's Your Name

by Chicory Tip · 1972

24 pressings19 countriesSynth-popElectronicPop

What's Your Name was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of What's Your Name

23 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 18 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.

Netherlands

1972
Label and catalog number
CBS CBS 8021
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
Runout / matrix

CBS 8021-A ~Runout etched side A

CBS 8021-B ~Runout etched side B

CBS 8021-2Side A label

CBS 8021-1Side B label

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UK

April 28, 1972
Label and catalog number
CBS CBS S 8021
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single · Solid Centre
Runout / matrix

CBS S 8021 A1 ∴Side A Runout, Stamped

CBS S 8021 B1 ⋀Side B Runout, Stamped

8021AA-Side Label

8021BB-Side Label

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 24 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s23 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1972AngolaCBS SSC 1198First year7", Single7", Single
1972CanadaEpic 5-10889First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Stereo
1972FranceCBS CBS 8021First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1972GermanyCBS CBS S 8021First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1972GermanyCBS CBS S 8021 / CBS 8021First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo
1972IsraelCBS CBS 8021First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1972MexicoCBS SC-71142First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1972NetherlandsCBS CBS 8021First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1972New ZealandCBS 46193First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1972PortugalCBS S 8021First year7", Single7", Single
1972ScandinaviaCBS CBS 8021First year7", Single7", Single
1972South AfricaCBS SSC.1198First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1972SpainCBS CBS 8021First year7", Single7", Single
1972SwedenCBS CBS 8021First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1972SwedenCBS CBS S 8021First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Stereo
All 23 pressings from the 1970s
Year unknown1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaCBS BA 2219017", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single

Tracklist

  1. AWhat's Your Name2:58
  2. BMemory3:14

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of What's Your Name are there?

24 vinyl pressings of What's Your Name are listed here, from 19 countries.

When was What's Your Name first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1972, in Netherlands, UK, US, Ireland and more. One of them is CBS CBS 8021.

How do I tell if my copy of What's Your Name is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBS 8021, CBS S 8021, 5-10889, SSC 1198) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CBS 8021-A ~ and CBS 8021-B ~. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is What's Your Name on vinyl worth?

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.

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