Vinyl pressings
by Frankie Knuckles · 1991
The Whistle Song was first pressed on vinyl in 1991. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1991, 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.
ST-DM-60568-60569-1 1-1Runout side A, etched
ST-DM-60570-60571-1Runout side B, etched
SRC (Large S with the R and C in the loops) STERLINGRunout Both Sides Machine Stamped
ST-DM-80568/60569-SPLabel side A
ST-DM-60568-60569-1 1-1A-Side Runout Etching
ST-DM-60570-60571-1 1-1B-Side Runout Etching
SRC STERLINGRunout Stamp Each Side
ST-DM-80568/60569-SPA-Side Label
SRC ST-DM-60568-60569-1 1-1 STERLINGRunout A Side Etched & Stamped
1-1 SRC ST-DM-60570-60571-1 STERLINGRunout B Side Etched & Stamped
DMD1632-ARunout Side A
DMD1632-BRunout Side B
L-50680
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Europe | Virgin VUS 47 / Virgin 114 564First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1991 | Germany | Virgin 614 564First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1991 | UK | Virgin America VUS 47 / Virgin America 114 564First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1991 | UK | Virgin America VUSTX 47 / Virgin America 614 641First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1991 | UK | Virgin America VUST 47First year12", 45 RPM, White Label, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, White Label, Promo · Promo |
| 1991 | UK | Virgin America VUS 47First year7", Single, Jukebox | 7", Single, Jukebox |
| 1991 | UK | Virgin America VUS 47 / Virgin America 114 564First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1991 | UK | Virgin America VUST 47First year12", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1991 | US | Virgin 0-96323First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1991 | US | Virgin DMD 1678First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1991 | US | Virgin Records America, Inc. DMD 1632First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1991 | US | Virgin DMD 1678First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1991 | US | Fire Island Classics DMD 1632 / Fire Island Classics 0-96323First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1991 | US | Virgin O-96323First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1991 | US | Virgin 0-96323First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | US | Virgin 0-96323112", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK | SoSure Music SSMHYS001 / Hysteria SSMHYS00112", Single Sided | 12", Single Sided |
| 2022 | Unknown | Virgin 0-96323112", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Virgin12", Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo | 12", Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo |
20 vinyl pressings of The Whistle Song are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1991 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1991, in US, UK, Europe, Germany. One of them is Virgin 0-96323.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0-96323, O-96323, DMD 1678, DMD 1632) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-DM-60568-60569-1 1-1 and ST-DM-60570-60571-1. 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.
