Vinyl pressings
by Joan Armatrading · 1972
Whatever's For Us was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
HIFLY 12 A-5USide A ? runout, variant 1
HIFLY 12 A-5U R 1Side A runout, variant 2
HIFLY 12 B-5U M 1Side B runout, variant 2
HIFLY 12ASide A label
HIFLY 12 A 4 12 1 RAYS AT LAST!Stamped, RAYS AT LAST! etched
HIFLY 12 B 4 11 1 THE RHINOStamped, THE RHINO etched
T1 A&M SP 4663 T1 A1Runout Side A
T1 A&M SP 4664 T1 A2Runout Side B
SP 4663Label Side A
SP 4664Label Side B
P A&M SP 4663 P1Runout side A, variant 1
P A&M SP 4664 P1Runout side B, variant 1
P A&M SP 4663 P1 1Runout side A, variant 2
P A&M SP 4664 P1 oRunout side B, variant 2
P A&M SP 46634 P1Side A runout
P A&M SP 4664 P1 oSide B runout
853009 - ASide 1
853009 - BSide 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Belgium | Cube Records 853009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4382First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | France | Cube Records 2326 023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | Cube Records 2338 023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Cube Records 2326 023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Cube Records 2326 023First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Cube Records 2338 038First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Cube Records 2338 038First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Cube Records 2326 023First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Cube Records HIFLY 12 / Cube Records 2326 023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Cube Records HIFLY 12 / Cube Records 2326 023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Not On Label HIFLY 12LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1972 | UK | Not On Label HIFLY 12LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1972 | US | A&M Records SP-4382First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | A&M Records SP-4382 / A&M Records SP-3227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | Cube Records INT 146.307 / Cube Records 146.307LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | France | Cube Records 2311 172LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Germany | Cube Records INT 188.002LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | A&M Records SP-3227LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | UK | Sierra Records FEDB 5005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Australia | Cube Records MID-166037LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Spain | Victoria VLP-332 / Cube Records C-30.1758LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | UK | Castle Classics CLALP 143 / Castle Communications CLALP 143LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Cube Records HIFLY 12LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-4382LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-4382LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-4382LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-4382LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | France | Cube Records 853009 CLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Platinum PLP 34 / Neon 8333014LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Cube Records 6.26228 BL / Cube Records 244 029-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Cube Records 6.26228 BLLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Cube Records ORL 8810LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Neon N 8333014LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Neon N 8333014LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Cube Records HIFLY 12LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Cube Records HIFLY 12LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-4382LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
53 vinyl pressings of Whatever's For Us are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1972 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, US, Belgium, France and more. One of them is Cube Records HIFLY 12.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HIFLY 12, SP-4382, 853009, 2326 023) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HIFLY 12 A-5U and HIFLY 12 A-5U R 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.
