Vinyl pressings
by EPMD · 1988
You Gots To Chill was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 3 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.
FRE-80118 X "LONg ISLAND GoT To ChiLL" HERbIE JR [smiley face]X side runout, etched
FRE-80118 Y "FRESh REC GoTs To ChiLL"Y side runout, etched
FRE-80118XX side matrix, center label
FRE-80118YY side matrix, center label
SRC 7-RE-80018 X 1-1Runout side X
SRC 7-RE-80018 Y 1-1Runout side Y
7-RE-80018XX-side label
7-RE-80018YY-side label
7-RE-80118 XRunout, Etched, Side A
7-RE-80118 YRunout, Etched, Side B
[Sideways SRC]Runout, Stamped, Sides A & B
7-RE-80118XLabel, Side A
SRC 7-RE-80118 XSide X runout etching
SRC 7-RE-80118 YSide Y runout etching
7-RE-80118XSide X label
7-RE-80118YSide Y 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Canada | Fresh Records FRE-80118X / Fresh Records FRE-14YFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mispress | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mispress |
| 1988 | Germany, Austria, & Switzerland | BCM Records B.C. 12-2121-40 / BCM Records BC 12-2121-40First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | US | Fresh Records FRE-80118 / Sleeping Bag Records FRE-80118First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1988 | US | Fresh Records FRE-80118First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Sleeping Bag Records 7-RE-80018First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | US | Fresh Records 7-RE-80118First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Fresh Records 7-RE-80118First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | US | Sleeping Bag Records 7-RE-80118 / Fresh Records 7-RE-80118First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Fresh Records FRE-8011812", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | US | Fresh Records FRE-8011812", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UK | Mr Bongo MRB71987", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| 2022 | UK | Mr Bongo MRB71987", 45 RPM, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
12 vinyl pressings of You Gots To Chill are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1988 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, Germany, Austria, & Switzerland, Canada. One of them is Fresh Records FRE-80118.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FRE-80118, 7-RE-80018, 7-RE-80118, B.C. 12-2121-40) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FRE-80118 X "LONg ISLAND GoT To ChiLL" HERbIE JR [smiley face] and FRE-80118 Y "FRESh REC GoTs To ChiLL". 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.
