Vinyl pressings
by Hashim · 1984
We're Rocking The Planet 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.
7 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 2 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.
CR-203-A HERbiE JR :<) ANgiE Hi P.S. AliCiA "ACTiON AdVENTURE" WhAT'S HAppENiNg DORiAN?? KELLY REACh FOR YOUR GOAL ·"ThANKS TO ThE MUSiC HOUSE CREW" A-1Side A Etching
CR-203-B HERbiE JR :<) A-1Side B Etching
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORKStamped, Sides A & B
▻ (Horizontal triangle points right with dot inside)Stamped, Sides A & B
CR-203-A HERbIE JR ;-)Side A Etching
CR-203-B HERbIE JR ;-)Side B Etching
CR-203-A HERbiE JR :<) ANgiE Hi P.S. AliCiA "ACTiON AdVENTURE" WhAT'S HAppENiNg DORiAN?? KELLY REACh FOR YOUR GOAL ·"ThANKS TO ThE MUSiC HOUSE CREW" A-1Side A Etching
CR-203-B HERbiE JR :<) A-1Side B Etching
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORKStamped, Sides A & B
▻ (Horizontal triangle points right with dot inside)Stamped, Sides A & B
CR-203-AEtched in Side A runout
CR-203-BEtched in Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Germany | ZYX Records 5161First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Cutting Records CR-203First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | US | Cutting Records CR-203-7First year7" | 7" |
| 1984 | US | Cutting Records CR-203First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | Cutting Records CR-20312", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress |
| 1984 | US | Cutting Records CR-203-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | Cutting Records CR-203First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | US | Cutting Records CR-203First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label |
| 1984 | US | Cutting Records CR203-77", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1984 | US | Cutting Records CR-20312", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | US | Cutting Records CR-20312", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Cutting Records CR-20312", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of We're Rocking The Planet are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1984 and 1995.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, Germany. One of them is Cutting Records CR-203.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CR-203, CR-203-7, 5161) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CR-203-A HERbiE JR :<) ANgiE Hi P.S. AliCiA "ACTiON AdVENTURE" WhAT'S HAppENiNg DORiAN?? KELLY REACh FOR YOUR GOAL ·"ThANKS TO ThE MUSiC HOUSE CREW" A-1 and CR-203-B HERbiE JR :<) A-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.
