UK
July 1992- Label and catalog number
- React 12 REACT 008 PROMO
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
Vinyl pressings
by Fierce Ruling Diva · 1992
You Gotta Believe was first pressed on vinyl in 1992. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1992, 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.
INV-36009 (PRO scratched) 1-A AATBEtched, A side runout
INV-36009 (PRO B scratched) 1 BEtched, B side runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Europe | Ultraphonic 4509-90773-0 / Eastwest 4509-90773-0First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1992 | US | Invasion Recordings INV36009-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1992 | US | Invasion Recordings INV 36009 PROFirst year12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1992 | UK | React 12 REACT 008 PROMOFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1992 | UK | React 12 REACT 8First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1992 | UK | React 12 REACT R8First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Spain | Tanga Records VLMX 1142-312" | 12" |
| 2002 | UK | React 12REACT21812", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2002 | UK | React 12 REACTX21812" | 12" |
| 2002 | UK | React 12REACT21812", White Label, 45 RPM | 12", White Label, 45 RPM |
| 2002 | UK | React 12REACTX21812", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 2002 | US | Tommy Boy Silver Label TB 2374-012" | 12" |
| 2002 | US | Tommy Boy Silver Label TB-238412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2002 | US | Tommy Boy Silver Label TB 2374-012", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
14 vinyl pressings of You Gotta Believe are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1992 and 2002.
The earliest pressings are from 1992, in UK, US, Europe. One of them is React 12 REACT 008 PROMO, released July 1992.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 12 REACT 008 PROMO, 12 REACT 8, 12 REACT R8, INV36009-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.