Vinyl pressings
by Four Tops · 1981
When She Was My Girl was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 17 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.
NB-2338 81-CS -161 -BW1 JA [EDP logo]Hand Etched Runout, Side A (Variant 1)
NB-2338 81-CS-167-BW-1 JA [EDP logo]Hand Etched Runout, Side B (Variant 1)
NB-2338 81-CS-161-BW JAHand Etched Runout, Side A (Variant 2)
NB-2338 81-CS-167-BW JAHand Etched Runout, Side B (Variant 2)
NB-2338 81-CS-161-PRC C1-I I -55Runout, side A, etched
NB-2338 -B- 81-CS-161-PRC-C-RE 2-1Runout, side B, etched
81 CS 161Label side A
81 CS 167Label side B
NB - 2338 81 CS -161 - PRC R -- 2 -1-1 JAHand Etched Runout, Side A
NB - 2338 81-CS-167 - PRC R --2-1-2 JAHand Etched Runout, Side B
81 CS 161A-Side Label
81 CS 167B-Side Label
NB - 2338 81 CS -161 - PRC -C1-1-11 A JAHand Etched Runout, Side A
NB - 2338 -B- 81-CS-167 - PRC-C- RE2-1-1 JAHand Etched Runout, Side B
81 CS 161A-Side Label
81 CS 167B-Side Label
NB 2338 81-CS-161-PRC-C1-1 A JARunout Both Sides
NB 2338 DLLabel Both Sides
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Casablanca 6180 061First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Brazil | Casablanca 6180 054First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Canada | Casablanca NB 2338First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Canada | Casablanca NB 2338First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | France | Casablanca 6180 054First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Germany | Casablanca 6180 054First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Ireland | Casablanca CAN 1005First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Italy | Casablanca 6180 054First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1981 | Jamaica | Casablanca NB 2338First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Japan | Casablanca 7S-48First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | Casablanca 7S-48First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Casablanca 6180 054First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | New Zealand | Casablanca 6180 064First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Peru | Casablanca F-CAP 6180088.4First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Peru | Casablanca F-CAP 60088.418First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Casablanca 810 322-77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
31 vinyl pressings of When She Was My Girl are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1981 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Casablanca NB 2338.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NB 2338, NB 2338 DJ, CANX 1005, CAN 1005) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NB-2338 81-CS -161 -BW1 JA [EDP logo] and NB-2338 81-CS-167-BW-1 JA [EDP logo]. 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.
