Vinyl pressings
by Christopher Cross · 1980
Say You'll Be Mine / Spinning 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.
13 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 7 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.
WBS-49705 XCA-8989-S SR2 1-2Runout A: Hand etched, Variant 1
WBS-49705 XCA-8987-S SR1Runout B: Hand etched, Variant 1
WBS-49705 XCA-8989-S SR2 1-1Runout A: Hand etched Variant 2
WBS-49705 XCA-8989-S SR2 1-3 SM 1-1 [SRC LOGO]Runout A: Hand etched Variant 3
WBS-49705 XCA-8989-S TH2 TIA-side matrix code - runout (etched)
WBS-49705 XCA-8987-S TH1 TIB-side matrix code - runout (etched)
(XCA 8989S)A-side matrix code - label
(XCA 8987S)B-side matrix code - label
WBS-49705 XCA-8989-S WW1 —◁Side A Runout, etched
WBS-49705 XCA-8987-S WW1 —◁Side B Runout, etched
XCA 8989SSide A Label
XCA 8987SSide B Label
WBS-49705 XCA-8989-S LW1 1 ✲A runout
WBS-49705 XCA-8987-S LW1 1 ✲B runout
XCA 8989 SSide A label
XCA 8987SSide B label
WBS-49705 XCA-8989-DJ LW1 1 ✲A runout
WBS-49705 XCA-8989-S LW1 1 ✲B runout
XCA 8989 DJSide A label
XCA 8989SSide B label
P-616W1Side A label
P-616W2Side B label
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 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49705First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49705First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | El Salvador | Warner Bros. Records CA-11094First year7", Single · Colored vinyl | 7", Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records SWB-016First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 17.661First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Panama | Warner Bros. Records WBS49705First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS49705First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS49705First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS49705First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS49705First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS49705First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-616WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-616WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17659 / Warner Bros. Records K176597", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17659F / Warner Bros. Records K 17659 (F)7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
17 vinyl pressings of Say You'll Be Mine / Spinning are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, Japan, Canada, El Salvador and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WBS49705.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WBS49705, P-616W, WBS 49705, CA-11094) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WBS-49705 XCA-8989-S SR2 1-2 and WBS-49705 XCA-8987-S SR1. 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.
