Vinyl pressings
by Motörhead · 1983
What's Words Worth? (Recorded Live 1978) 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.
9 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 6 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.
LYN 12766 NED 2A GG TIRIN GF BYRONSide A runout, variant 1
LYN 12767 NED 2B GGSide B runout, variant 1
LYN 12766 - NED 2A GG 1 -1 TIRIN GF BYRONSide A runout, variant 2
LYN 12767 NED 2B GG CSide B runout, variant 2
NED 2A LYN 12766Side A, etched, variant 1
NED 2B LYN 12767Side B, etched, variant 1
NED 2A GG E LYN 12766 TIRIN OF BYRONSide A, etched, variant 2
NED 2B GG Z LYN 12767Side B, etched, variant 2
813961-1 S 1 320 ASide A
813961-1 S 2 320 BSide B
20041-AA-side, etched
20041-BB-side, etched
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 | Germany | Metronome 813 961-1 MEFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Astan LP 20041 / Astan 20041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | New Zealand | Music World MUFP-568First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Scandinavia | Telaeg Records 6.61541 / Big Beat Records NED 2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Sweden | Big Beat Records NED 2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Switzerland | Astan 20041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | Big Beat Records NED 2 / Big Beat Records ned 2First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | Big Beat Records WIKM 49First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | Big Beat Records NED 2First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Spain | PDI 30.632 / Astan C-30632LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Switzerland | Astan PD 20041LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| 1985 | Canada | Attic LAT 1174LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | Platinum PLP 28 / Platinum 24044LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | Platinum PLP 28 / Platinum 24044LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | US | Cleopatra CLP 2020LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2009 | Europe | Lilith LR304LP, Album, Reissue, CD, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue, CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2009 | Europe | Lilith LR345 LPLP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| 2009 | Europe | Lilith LR304 LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2009 | UK | Back On Black BOBV160LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2009 | UK | Back On Black BOBV160LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | Cleopatra CLP 9335LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| 2014 | UK | Back On Black BOBV160LPLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Cleopatra CLP-2108-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Cleopatra CLP-2108-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | UK | Back On Black BOBV482PDLP, Album, Record Store Day, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| 2017 | Europe | Big Beat Records WIKM 209LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Cleopatra CLO1209LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Cleopatra CLO 1741LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2020 | US | Cleopatra CLO 1741LP, Picture Disc, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Picture disc | LP, Picture Disc, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Picture disc |
| 2020 | US | Cleopatra CLO 2010LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Remastered · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Remastered · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2022 | USA & Canada | Cleopatra CLO3195LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Austria | SBÄM Records SBAM169LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Germany | SBÄM Records SBAM169LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Austria | SBÄM Records SBAM 169LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2025 | Austria | SBÄM Records SBAM 169LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Austria | SBÄM Records SBAM 169LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Austria | SBÄM Records SBAM 169LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Austria | SBÄM Records SBAM 169LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2025 | Austria | SBÄM Records SBAM169LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered |
| 2025 | Austria | SBÄM Records SBAM169LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered |
| 2025 | Austria | SBÄM Records SBAM169LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered |
| 2025 | Austria | SBÄM Records SBAM169LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Picture Disc · Limited, Numbered, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Picture Disc · Limited, Numbered, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Bigtime 2119015LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Bigtime 2219015LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Ricordi International SNIMP 25121LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| ? | Switzerland | Astan 20041LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Back On Black BOBV160 LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
53 vinyl pressings of What's Words Worth? (Recorded Live 1978) are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1983 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, Germany, New Zealand, Scandinavia and more. One of them is Big Beat Records NED 2.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NED 2, WIKM 49, 813 961-1 ME, LP 20041) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LYN 12766 NED 2A GG TIRIN GF BYRON and LYN 12767 NED 2B GG. 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.
