Vinyl pressings
by Lime · 1982
Babe, We're Gonna Love Tonite was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1982, 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.
MA-007-A MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie Jr :) [heart] Angela CRCA-Side Runout
W12108 A2AA-Side Runout
MA 007 - AA-Side Label
W 12108 - AAA-Side Label
SPEC-1207 - A 2 1A 2HD2
SPEC 1207 AA W12108 A2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Canada | Unidisc SPEC-120712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| 1982 | Canada | Black Sun SPEC-1207First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Canada | Matra SPEC - 1207First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1982 | Canada | Unidisc SPEC-1207First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1985 | US | Prism PS 200212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Repress | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Repress |
| 1985 | US | Prism PS 200212", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1985 | US | Prism PS 200212", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1987 | Canada | Unidisc SPEC-120712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| 1987 | Canada | Matra SPEC-1207 / Unidisc SPEC-120712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Unidisc SPEC120712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Unidisc SPEC-120712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Unidisc SPEC-120712", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Canada | Unidisc SPEC-120712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Unidisc SPEC-1207 / Matra SPEC-120712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Unidisc SPEC-120712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Reissue, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Reissue, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Babe, We're Gonna Love Tonite are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1982 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in Canada. One of them is Black Sun SPEC-1207.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPEC-1207, SPEC - 1207) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MA-007-A MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie Jr :) [heart] Angela CRC and W12108 A2. 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.
