Vinyl pressings
by Go-Go's · 1981
We Got The Beat 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.
13 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 7 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.
A&M.IR09903-A-T2Runout side A, variant 1
A&M IR 09903-B RE-1 T1-Runout side B, variant 1
A&M IR09903-A-S2Runout side A, variant 2
TI A&M IR 09903-B RE-1 T1Runout side B, variant 2
AM IR-09903-A MI. [circle with 2 dots] MR Δ 107633A-Side - Etched
AM IR-09903-B REI MI. [circle with 2 dots] MR Δ 107625XB-Side - Etched
A&M.IR 09903-A-S1 STERLINGRunout side A
T AM IR O9903-B RE-1 T1 T11Runout side B
IR-09903-ALabel side A
IR-09903-BLabel side B
AM IR-09903-A-S3 ss STERLINGRunout stereo
AM IR-09903-AMONO-S2 s STERLINGRunout mono
IR-09903-ALabels
PFP-1010-A1 A 1 0Side A runout
PFP 1010 B1 7 A toneSide B runout
PFP 1010-ASide A label
PFP 1010-BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Illegal Records ES 716First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Canada | I.R.S. Records IR-9903First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Canada | I.R.S. Records A&M IR 99037", Single, Test Pressing, Mono, Stereo · Test pressing, Mono | 7", Single, Test Pressing, Mono, Stereo · Test pressing, Mono |
| 1981 | Europe | Illegal Records A-1952 / Illegal Records ILSA 1952First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | CBS/Sony 07SP 596First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | CBS/Sony 07SP 596First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | New Zealand | Illegal Records ES 716First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | UK | I.R.S. Records PFP 1010First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | I.R.S. Records PFP1010First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | I.R.S. Records SP 70959First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | I.R.S. Records IR-9903First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1981 | US | I.R.S. Records IR 99037", Single, Test Pressing, Mono, Stereo · Test pressing, Mono | 7", Single, Test Pressing, Mono, Stereo · Test pressing, Mono |
| 1981 | US | I.R.S. Records IR-9903First year7", Single, Promo, Mono, Stereo · Promo, Mono | 7", Single, Promo, Mono, Stereo · Promo, Mono |
| 1981 | US | I.R.S. Records IR 9903 / I.R.S. Records IR-9903First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | I.R.S. Records IR-9903First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Philippines | Epic ES-200297", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
23 vinyl pressings of We Got The Beat are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1981 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is I.R.S. Records IR-9903.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use IR-9903, IR 9903, SP 70959, PFP 1010) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A&M.IR09903-A-T2 and A&M IR 09903-B RE-1 T1-. 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.
