Vinyl pressings
by Kylie Minogue · 1991
What Do I Have To Do was first pressed on vinyl in 1991. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1991, 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.
DFI 90 12 PWL 72 A1 NSRunout side A, variant 1
DFI 90 12 PWL 72 B1Runout side B, variant 1
DFI 90 12 PWL 72 A1 II NSRunout side A, variant 2
DFI 90 12 PWL 72 B1Runout side B, variant 2
PWLP-72-A2 * NS MAXSide one
PWLP-72-B2 * - MAXSide two
PWLT-72-A1 NSRunout, side A, etched, variant 1
PWLT-72-B1 MaxRunout, side B, etched, variant 1
PWLT-72-A1 * NS MAXRunout, side A, etched, variant 2
PWLT-72-B1 * MAXRunout, side B, etched, variant 2
PWLT 72R- A1 * MAX NSRunout Etchings Side A
DFI 9012 PWL 72 A1 NS
DFI 9012 PWL 72 B1
R/S Alsdorf 903 173789-0-A3Runout side A, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 903 173789-0-B2Runout side B, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 903 173789-0-A3 9Runout side A, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 903 173789-0-B2 7Runout side B, variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Australia | Mushroom K10329First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1991 | France | PWL Records COL 656736 6 / Dance Pool COL 656736 6First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1991 | France | PWL Records 656736 7 / Columbia COL 656736 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1991 | Germany | PWL Empire 9031-73788-7 / PWL Records PWL 72First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1991 | Germany | PWL Records 9031-73788-7 / PWL Records PWL 72First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1991 | Netherlands | PWL Records PWS 027First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1991 | Scandinavia | PWL Records PWLT 72First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1991 | Scandinavia | PWL Records PWL 72First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1991 | Spain | Sanni Records PWLT 72 (SS) / PWL Records PWLT 72First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1991 | Spain | PWL Records PWL 72First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1991 | UK | PWL Records PWLT 72First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1991 | UK | PWL Records PWLT 72RFirst year12", Single Sided, White Label | 12", Single Sided, White Label |
| 1991 | UK | PWL Records PWL 72First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1991 | Germany | PWL Records 9031-73789-0 / PWL Records PWLT 72First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1991 | UK | PWL Records PWL 72First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of What Do I Have To Do are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1991, in UK, Germany, Australia, France and more. One of them is PWL Records PWL 72, released January 21, 1991.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PWL 72, PWLP 72, PWLT 72, PWLT 72R) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DFI 90 12 PWL 72 A1 NS and DFI 90 12 PWL 72 B1. 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.
