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.
11 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 5 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 EA69780 A-2 [SRC logo] TML-S 1-1Runout side A version 1
ST EA69780 B-1 [SRC logo] TML-M 1-1Runout side B version 1
ST EA69780 A-2 SRC TML-S 1-1Runout side A version 2
ST EA69780 B-2 SRC TML-S 1-1Runout side B version 2
ST E 69780 A-3 R-12033-A3 SLM TML-M △5496 1-1Etched side A, except TML-M stamped
ST E 69780 B3 R-12034-B3 SLM △ 5496-X TML-M 1-1Etched side B, except TML-M stamped
ST EA69780 A-2 SRC TML-S 1-1Both runouts, etched (SRC ᴛᴍʟ-s stamps)
ST-EA-69780-A-SPLabels
1-2 ST ED 4935 A-1 [SRC Logo] TLM-MA side runout
1-2 ST ED 4935 A-1 [SRC Logo] TLM-MB side runout
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 | Australia | Asylum Records 7-69780First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | Asylum Records 9697807First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Canada | Asylum Records 96 97807First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Asylum Records 96.9780-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | Asylum Records E 9780 / Asylum Records 969780-7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | Asylum Records ED 4935First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Asylum Records 7-69780First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Asylum Records 7-69780First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Asylum Records 7-69780First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Asylum Records 7-69780First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1983 | US | Asylum Records 7-69780First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
11 vinyl pressings of What's New are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Asylum Records 7-69780.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7-69780, ED 4935, E 9780, 96 97807) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST EA69780 A-2 [SRC logo] TML-S 1-1 and ST EA69780 B-1 [SRC logo] TML-M 1-1. 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.
