Vinyl pressings
by Hazel O'Connor · 1980
Will You? was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. 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 1980, 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.
AMS .8131-A-4 TOWNHOUSEA-side runout. Variant 1
AMS-8131-B2 TOWNHOUSEB-side runout. Variant 1
AMS .8131-A-4 TOWNHOUSEA-side runout. Variant 2
AMS.8131.B4B-side runout. Variant 2
AMS-8131-A4 toneA-side label
AMS-8131-B1B-side label
AMS-8131-A4 A tone 10Side A runout
AMS.8131-B1 A TOWN HOUSESide B runout
AMS 8131-ASide A label
AMS 8131-BSide B label
AMS 8131 A3 TOWNHOUSEA Side Runout variant 1
AMS 8131 - B1 TOWNHOUSEB Side Runout variant 1
AM-2267-A P3
AM-2267-B P3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | A&M Records AMS 9011First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Ireland | A&M Records AMS 8131First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Italy | A&M Records 12 PRM 018First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | A&M Records AMS 9011First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | South Africa | A&M Records AMRS 1327First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | A&M Records AMS 8131First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | A&M Records AMS 8131First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | UK | A&M Records AMS 8131First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | A&M Records AMS 8131First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | A&M Records 2267First yearPromo, 7" · Promo | Promo, 7" · Promo |
| 1980 | US | A&M Records 2267-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | US | A&M Records 2267-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | A&M Records 2267-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Portugal | A&M Records 1 PAMS-8131-H7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | A&M Records AMS 81317", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | A&M Records AMS 81317", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
17 vinyl pressings of Will You? are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, US, France, Ireland and more. One of them is A&M Records AMS 8131.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMS 8131, 2267-S, 2267, AMS 9011) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AMS .8131-A-4 TOWNHOUSE and AMS-8131-B2 TOWNHOUSE. 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.
