Vinyl pressings
by Des'ree · 1994
You Gotta Be was first pressed on vinyl in 1994. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1994, 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.
01 66034 20 1A1 01-660134-20-1A-1Runout side A, stamped & etched
01 660134 20 1B1 A metropolisRunout side B, stamped & etched
01-660134-20Label side A & B and back cover
660134 6ALabel side A
XPR 2154 A1 DAMONTSide A runout hand etched
XPR 3154 B1 DAMONTSide B runout hand etched
XPR 2015 A1 — timtom DAMONT CSide A runout hand etched
XPR 2015 B1 — DAMONT metropolis BSide B runout hand etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Canada | Epic 49-3221First year12" | 12" |
| 1994 | UK | Sony Soho Square 660134 6First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1994 | UK | Sony Soho Square XPR 2154First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1994 | UK | Sony Soho Square XPR 2015 / Dusted Sound Recordings XPR 2015First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1995 | France | Sony Soho Square 662098 77", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1995 | France | Sony Soho Square SSQ 662098 6 / Dusted Sound Recordings 662098 612", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1995 | Netherlands | Sony Soho Square 66209877" | 7" |
| 1995 | UK | Sony Soho Square 661321 6 / Dusted Sound Recordings 661321 612", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1995 | UK | Sony Soho Square 662098 6 / Dusted Sound Recordings 01-662098-2012", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1999 | Spain | Sony Soho Square S2 666837 612", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1999 | UK | Sony Soho Square 01-6668378-2012" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Special Remix SPR21212", Single | 12", Single |
12 vinyl pressings of You Gotta Be are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1994 and 1999.
The earliest pressings are from 1994, in UK, Canada. One of them is Sony Soho Square 660134 6.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 660134 6, XPR 2154, XPR 2015, 49-3221) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01 66034 20 1A1 01-660134-20-1A-1 and 01 660134 20 1B1 A metropolis. 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.
