Vinyl pressings
by Donna Fargo · 1975
Whatever I Say Means I Love You was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 4 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.
XSY-147792-1G TI DOS-D-2029-A ARunout side A, variant 1
XSY-147793-1B TI DOS-D-2029-B BRunout side B, variant 1
XSY-147792-1G TI DOS-D-2029-A A 6Runout side A, variant 2
XSY-147793-1B TI DOS-D-2029-B C 2Runout side B, variant 2
XSY_ 147792-1D S DOS-D-2029-B̷A-1D A4Runout side A
XSY-147793-1C S DOS-D-2029-B·1C A4Runout side B
DOSD-2029-ALabel side A
DOSD-2029-BLabel side B
XSY-147792-1G TI DOS-D-20 29-A B7Side A Etched [B Stamped]
XSY-147793-1A T2 DOS-D-2029-B 8 ΛSide B Etched [Λ Stamped]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | ABC Dot DOSD-2029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Europe | ABC Records ABCL 5254First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Philippines | ABC DotFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | ABC Dot DOSD-2029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | ABC Dot DOSD-2029First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | ABC Dot DOSD-2029First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | ABC Dot DOSD-2029First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | New Zealand | ABC Dot DOSD 2029LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | New Zealand | ABC Dot DOSD 2029LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1977 | Australia | ABC Dot DOSD-2029LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Whatever I Say Means I Love You are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1975 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Canada, Europe, Philippines. One of them is ABC Dot DOSD-2029.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DOSD-2029, ABCL 5254) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSY-147792-1G TI DOS-D-2029-A A and XSY-147793-1B TI DOS-D-2029-B B. 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.
