Vinyl pressings
by Devo · 1980
Whip It 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.
34 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 14 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.
WBS49550 YCA 9403-S-SR2 - SP 1-1Scrawled in Runout, Side A, Variant 1
WBS49550 YCA 9400-S-SR2 - SP 1-1Scrawled in Runout, Side B, Variant 1
WBS 49550 YCA 9403-S-SR1- SP 1-1Scrawled in Runout, Side A, Variant 2
WBS49550 YCA 9400-S-SR1 SP 1-1Scrawled in Runout, Side B, Variant 2
WBS 49550 YCA 9403-S-LW1· 5 ✶✶Runout A, variant 1
WBS49550 YCA 9400-S-LW1· 1 ✶✶Runout B, variant 1
WBS 49550 YCA 9403-S-LW2· 2 ⋆ ⋆Runout A, variant 2
WBS49550 YCA 9400-S-LW1· 3 ⋆ ⋆Runout B, variant 2
WBS 49550 YCA 9403-S-WW1Runout A, variant 1
WBS49550 YCA 9400-S-WW1Runout B, variant 1
WBS 49550 YCA 9403-S- ̶L̶W̶1̶ WW1 · ━◁Runout A, variant 2
WBS49550 YCA 9400-S- ̶L̶W̶1̶ WW1 · ━◁Runout B, variant 2
WBS495504CA 9403-5-JWI Ⅱ 2 0Side A runout
WBS49550 4CA9400-5-JWI #1 0Side B runout
WBS 49550 4CA9403-S-SR1 SP 1-1Side A
WBS 49550 4CA 9400-S-SR1 SP 1-1Side B
WBS 49550 YCA 9403-S-LWW1· ✲✲Runout side A
WBS 49550 YCA 9403-DJ-LW1· ✲✲Runout side B
YCA9403SLabel side A
YCA9403 DJLabel side B
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 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49550First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Benelux | Virgin 102 603 / Virgin 102 603-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records FWB 0282First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records GS45121First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records FWB 0282First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records GS 45121First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records FWB 0282First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records 45--80046 / Warner Bros. Records WBS49550First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records 45-80046 / Warner Bros. Records WBS-49550First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | El Salvador | Warner Bros. Records CA-11041-First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | El Salvador | Warner Bros. Records CA-11041-First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Germany | Virgin 102 603 / Virgin 102 603-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records G-2368First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records SWB-009First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records SWB-009First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | UK | Virgin VSTDJ 146912", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK | Electronic Sound ES7677", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
36 vinyl pressings of Whip It are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1980 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia, Benelux and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WBS49550.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WBS49550, VS 383, VS 383-12, WBS 49550) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WBS49550 YCA 9403-S-SR2 - SP 1-1 and WBS49550 YCA 9400-S-SR2 - SP 1-1. 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.
