Vinyl pressings
by Marv Johnson · 1959
You Got What It Takes / Don't Leave Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
ZTSP 29052A-side label
UA#185 ZTSP#29052 .A side deadwax - scribed
ZTSP 29051B-side label
UA#185 ZTSP#29051 · ·B side deadwax - scribed
UA185 ZTSP 29052Etched side A
UA185 ZTSP 29051Etched side B
ZTSP 29052Label side A
ZTSP 29051Label side B
45-ZTSP-29051 2 △33657Side A
ZTSP 29051 △31364 UA185Side B
ZTSP-29052A-side label
ZTSP-29051B-side label
ZTSP 29052A-side etched runout (variant 1)
ZTSP 29051 [ZTSP 29051]B-side etched runout, [stamped] (variant 1)
ZTSP 29052 TA-side etched runout (variant 2)
ZTSP 29051 UA185 ZTSP 29051 T.B-side etched runout (variant 2)
ZTSP 29052A-side label
UA#185 ZTSP#29052 .A side deadwax - scribed
ZTSP 29051B-side label
UA#185 ZTSP#29051 · ·B side deadwax - scribed
E/T
MSI.3825Label A
MSI.3851Label B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Australia | London Records 45-HL-1599First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Canada | United Artists Records 45-UA-185First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Canada | United Artists Records 45-UA-185First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-185-XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-185-XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | India | London Records 45-HLT 9013First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Ireland | London American Recordings 45-HLT 9013First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Netherlands | London Records FL 1949First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | New Zealand | London American Recordings NZL-T 500First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLT 9013First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HL-T 9013First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HL-T 9013First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLT 9013First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLT 9013First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLT 9013First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Denmark | London Records 45-HL 90137", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | London American Recordings HLT 90137", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo |
30 vinyl pressings of You Got What It Takes / Don't Leave Me are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is United Artists Records UA 185, released August 21, 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UA 185, UA-185, 45-HLT 9013, 45-HL-T 9013) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZTSP 29052 and UA#185 ZTSP#29052 .. 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.
