US
1985- Label and catalog number
- Tuff City TUF 120008
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
- Runout / matrix
TUF 120008-A DONEtched in runout, Side A
TUF-120008-B MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JR EMWEtched in runout, Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Jerome Prister · 1985
Say You'll Be was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year. 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.
TUF 120008-A DONEtched in runout, Side A
TUF-120008-B MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JR EMWEtched in runout, Side B
TUF-120008-A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JR :-) EMWEtched in runout, Side A
TUF 120008-B DONEtched in runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | US | Tuff City TUF 120008First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1985 | US | Tuff City TUF 12000812", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | US | Tuff City TUF 120008First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mispress | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mispress |
| 1985 | US | Tuff City TUF 12000512", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1987 | Germany | Ariola 609 99212" | 12" |
| 1987 | UK | Sure Delight SD 47", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | UK | Sure Delight SD 47", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | UK | Sure Delight SD 47", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | US | Tuff City TUF 4500087", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1988 | Netherlands | Bite Records BITE 120512", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Netherlands | Bite Records BITE 7057", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | UK | Sure Delight SDT 412", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | UK | Sure Delight SDT 412", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | France | Karamel KAR 123110912", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | France | Dance Masters Records 88013112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
15 vinyl pressings of Say You'll Be are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1985 and 2000.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US. One of them is Tuff City TUF 120008.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TUF 120008) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TUF 120008-A DON and TUF-120008-B MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JR EMW. 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.