US
1981- Label and catalog number
- Airwave Records AW12 - 94963
- Format
- 12", 45 RPM
Vinyl pressings
by Delia Renee · 1981
You're Gonna Want Me Back 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.
6 pressings came out in 1981, 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.
AW12 - 94963A label
XXX 12 - 94963-RE-1B label
XFA - 28K2 - Re 1 kdisc JGA runout
XXX 12 - 94963 - Re 1 kdiscB runout
AW12 - 94963A label
XXX 12 - 94963-RE-1B 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 | Netherlands | Rams Horn Records RAMSH 1049First year7" | 7" |
| 1981 | US | Airwave Records AW12 - 94963First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | US | Airwave Records AW12 - 94963 / Airwave Records XXX 12 - 94963-RE-1First year12", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Airwave Records AW7 - 94963First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | US | Airwave Records AW7 - 94963First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Airwave Records12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | US | Airwave Records AW12 - 94963 / Airwave Records XXX 12 - 94963-RE-1First year12", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Airwave Records AW12 - 9496312", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Rams Horn Records RAMSH 12-304912", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Netherlands | High Fashion Music MS 48512", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 2020 | Netherlands | High Fashion Music MS 48512", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Netherlands | High Fashion Music MS 48612", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 2020 | Netherlands | High Fashion Music MS 48612", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
13 vinyl pressings of You're Gonna Want Me Back are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1981 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, Netherlands. One of them is Airwave Records AW12 - 94963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AW12 - 94963, AW7 - 94963, RAMSH 1049) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.