Vinyl pressings
by D-Train · 1981
You're The One For Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 8 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.
IT PRL- 8043 A - 1ASide A Runout Etched, Variant 1
IT PRL- 8043 B - 1ASide B Runout Etched, Variant 1
IIT PRL- 8043 A - 1BSide A Runout Etched, Variant 2
IIT PRL- 8043 B - 1BSide B Runout Etched, Variant 2
A-1 ⟷ PRLD-621-A HERbiE :^) FK Hi GERRY, PhYLLiS AND MiKEVariant 1 Side A runout groove, etched
A-2 ⟷ PRLD-621-B HERbiE :^) FKVariant 1 Side B runout groove, etched
A-2 ⟷ PRLD-621-A HERbiE :^) FK Hi GERRY, PhYLLiS AND MiKEVariant 2 Side A runout groove, etched
A-2 ⟷ PRLD-621-B HERbiE :^) FKVariant 2 Side B runout groove, etched
PRL-843-A F/w HERB :v) FK JR EDPA-Side Runout Etching
PRL-843-B JR MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE Jv:) FK "HOT" EDPB-Side Runout Etching
PRL 8043-ASA-Side Label
PRL 8043-BSB-Side Label
PRLD 621A-1A 1TSide A runout, variant 1
PRLD 621B-1B 1TSide B runout, variant 1
PRLD 621A-1A 1T C 5Side A runout, variant 2
PRLD 621B-1B 1T 3 DSide B runout, variant 2
PRLD-621-A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE :^) FK Hi Gerry, Phyllis and Mike EDPRunout Etching Side A
PRLD-621-B MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE :^) FK EDPRunout Etching Side B
PRLD-621-A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie :v) FK HI GERRY, PHYLLIS AND MIKE EDPA-Side Runout Etching
PRLD-621-B MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE :v) FK EDPB-Side Runout Etching
PRL D 621-ASA-Side Label
PRL D 621-BSB-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Bolivia | Inbofon Ltda. IBS = 7.005 / Inbofon Ltda. IBS 7.005First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Canada | Prelude Records PRLD 621First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1981 | Germany | Jupiter Records 6.20136First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Germany | Jupiter Records 6.13 456 / Jupiter Records 6.13456 ACFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Germany | Jupiter Records 6.13 456 / Jupiter Records 6.13456 ACFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Japan | Prelude Records VIPX-1639First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | Portugal | Prelude Records PRL D 621 / Prelude records PRL 3002First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1981 | Portugal | Prelude Records 1-20.004First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | UK | Epic EPC A2016 / Prelude Records EPC A2016First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Epic EPC A2016First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | UK | Epic EPC A2016First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | US | Prelude Records PRL D 621First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1981 | US | Prelude Records PRL 8043First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1981 | US | Prelude Records PRL D 621First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1981 | US | Prelude Records PRL D 53912", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Germany | BCM Records BCM 1276012" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Canada | Prelude Records SPEC-123712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | USA & Canada | Unidisc SPEC-1399 / Prelude Records SPEC-139912", Reissue, 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", Reissue, 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | USA & Canada | Unidisc SPEC-1883 / Prelude Records SPEC-188312", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Unidisc SPEC-1399 / Prelude Records SPEC-139912", Reissue, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Reissue, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| ? | US | Prelude Records PRL D 62112", Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | USA & Canada | Unidisc SPEC-1237 / Prelude Records SPEC-123712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
59 vinyl pressings of You're The One For Me are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1981 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Jamaica, Bolivia and more. One of them is Prelude Records PRL 8043, released November 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PRL 8043, PRL D 621, PRL D 621AS, PRL D 539) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, IT PRL- 8043 A - 1A and IT PRL- 8043 B - 1A. 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.
