Vinyl pressings
by Golden Earring · 1984
When The Lady Smiles was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 8 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.
2120 A 2 ℗1984 670 06 1 1 4Runout side A, stamped
2120 B 2 ℗1984 670 06 1 1 3Runout side B, stamped
2.120 ALabel side A
2.120 BLabel side B
21 020 A 2 670 04Runout side A, variant 1
21 020 B 1 670 03Runout side B, variant 1
21 020 A 2 670 04Runout side A, variant 2
21020 B 1 670 03Runout side B, variant 2
21 020 A2 670 04Runout side A, stamped
21020 B1 670 03Runout side B, stamped
21020 ALabel side A
21020 BLabel side B
2120 A 2 ℗1984 670 06 1 1Runout side A, stamped
2120 B 2 ℗1984 670 06 1 1 2Runout side B, stamped
2.120 ALabel side A
2.120 BLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Canada | 21 Records T1 2104First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1984 | France | Carrere 8371 / Carrere 8.371First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | France | Carrere 13463First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Germany | Metronome 818 428-7 ME / Metronome 818 428-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Netherlands | 21 Records 2.120 / 21 Records 21.20First year12", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1984 | Netherlands | 21 Records 21.020First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Netherlands | CNR Records 151.153First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Mercury 818 428-1First year12", EP, Maxi-Single, Promo · Promo | 12", EP, Maxi-Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Netherlands | CNR 142.090First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Mercury 818 428-7First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1984 | Netherlands | 21 Records 2.120 / 21 Records 21.20First year12", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Mercury 818 428-1First year12", EP, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", EP, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | South Africa | Transistor CBK 597First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Spain | Cook (45) 445 196 / Cook 445 196First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Spain | Cook (49) 549 151First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
21 vinyl pressings of When The Lady Smiles are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in Netherlands, UK, US, Canada and more. One of them is 21 Records 2.120.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2.120, 21.020, 151.153, 142.090) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2120 A 2 ℗1984 670 06 1 1 4 and 2120 B 2 ℗1984 670 06 1 1 3. 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.
