Vinyl pressings
by Dusty Springfield · 1967
What's It Gonna Be was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 10 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.
326 830 1F∇ 1 420 1Runout Side A, variant 1
326 830 2F∇ 1 420 1Runout Side B, variant 1
326 830 1F▽1 420 1 1 2Runout Side A, variant 2
326 830 2F ▽ 1 420 1 2 4Runout Side B, variant 2
326 830 1F∇ 1 420 1 1 5Label Side A
326 830 2F∇ 1 420 1 1 6Label Side B
41336 1 MRRunout side A
41337 1 MRRunout side B
1-41336Label side A
1-41337Label side B
41336 1Runout Side A
41337 1Runout Side B
1-41336Label Side A
1-41337Label Side B
326830 1F∇ 1 420 1Runout Side A
326830 2F∇ 1 420 1Runout Side B
326 830 1FLabel Side A
326 830 2FLabel Side B
326830-1Label side A
326860-2Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Philips BF-345First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Australia | Philips BF-3457", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Belgium | Philips BF 326830First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Philips PH 40498First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Philips 326 830 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Philips 326 830 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Philips 326 830 BFFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Philips BF 326830First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | Spain | Philips 326.830 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Ireland | Philips EBF 1608 / Philips 326 830 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Philips BF 1608 / Philips 326 830 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Philips BF 1608 / Philips 326 830 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Philips 40 498 / Philips 40498First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Philips 40498First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Philips BF-326830First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | O.O.T.P. OOTP-0427", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
16 vinyl pressings of What's It Gonna Be are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, US, Ireland, New Zealand and more. One of them is Philips BF 1608, released September 22, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BF 1608, 40 498, 40498, EBF 1608) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 326 830 1F∇ 1 420 1 and 326 830 2F∇ 1 420 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.
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