Vinyl pressings
by Linda Ronstadt · 1983
What's New was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
33 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 20 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.
ST-EA-60260-A-2 [Allied 'ɑ' Logo] B-18455-A2 SLM △5094 TML-M 0-1SM2-Runout A, variant 1
ST-EA-60260-B-3 [Allied 'ɑ' Logo] B-18456-B3 SLM △ 5094-X TML-S 0/-3SM1-2Runout B, variant 1
ST E 60260 A4 [Allied 'ɑ' Logo] B-18455-A4 SLM △5094 1-2 TML-MRunout A, variant 2
ST-EA-60260-B-3 [Allied 'ɑ' Logo] B-18456-B3 SLM △5094-X 1-5 TML-SRunout B, variant 2
ST-EA-60260-A-2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-18455-A2 SLM △5094 1-5 TML-M SP 0-3SM-1-2̶Side A runout
ST-EA-60260-B6 B-18456-B6 SLM △ 5094-X TML-M SP- o-2SM 1-2Side B runout
60260ASide A label matrix
60260BSide B label matrix
ST E 60260 A5 [Allied "ɑ" logo] B-18455-A5 SLM △5094 1-1 TML-MSide A runout, variant 1
ST E 60260 B7 [Allied "ɑ" logo] B-18456-B7- SLM △5094-X 1-1 TML-MSide B runout, variant 1
ST-EA-60260-A-2 [Allied "ɑ" logo] B-18455-A2 SLM △5094 1-5 TML-M SP 0-3SM1-2Side A runout, variant 2
ST-EA-60260-B-3 [Allied "ɑ" logo] B-18456-B3 SLM △5094-X 0-4 7-3 TML-SSide B runout, variant 2
ST-EA-60260-A-2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-18455-A2 SLM △ 5094 1̶-̶2̶ TML-M 0-1 SM1-2Side A runout
ST-EA-60260-B-3 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-18456 - B3 SLM △ 5094-X TML-S 0-1 SM1-1Side B runout
60260 ASide A label
60260 BSide B label
96 0260-1- A EF 31-08-83Runout area side A
96 0260-1- B EF 31-08-83Runout area side B
96 0260-1/1Stamped on label A
96 0260-1/2Stamped on label B
MX208255 60260-1-S1 60489-1Side A runout - stamped [60489-1 hand etched]
MX208255 60260-1-S2Side B runout - stamped
MX208255Side A label
MX208256Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Argentina | Asylum Records SLIN 3471First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Brazil | Asylum Records 22.087First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Asylum Records 96 02601First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Asylum Records 96 02601First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Asylum Records 96 02601First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Asylum Records E1 60260First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Asylum Records 96 02601First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | Asylum Records 96-0260-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | Asylum Records 96-0260-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Asylum Records 96-0260-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Asylum Records 96-0260-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Asylum Records 96-0260-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Asylum Records 96-0260-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Japan | Asylum Records P-11408First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Japan | Asylum Records P-11408First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | Analogue Productions APP 073LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
42 vinyl pressings of What's New are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1983 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, Italy, Australia, Argentina and more. One of them is Asylum Records 9 60260, released September 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9 60260, 96 0260-1, 60260-1, SLIN 3471) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-EA-60260-A-2 [Allied 'ɑ' Logo] B-18455-A2 SLM △5094 TML-M 0-1SM2- and ST-EA-60260-B-3 [Allied 'ɑ' Logo] B-18456-B3 SLM △ 5094-X TML-S 0/-3SM1-2. 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.
