Vinyl pressings
by Pat Travers Band · 1979
...Live! Go For What You Know was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 12 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.
PD-1-6202-AS-PRC-1 MASTERDISK-BkSide A runout
PD-1-6202-BS-PRC-1-1-lll MASTERDISK -BKSide B runout
PD-1-6202 ASide A label
PD-1-6202 BSide B label
T PD-1-6202-AS-CT 3-1 MASTERDISK-BK S1A side runout, variant 1
1T PD-1-6202-BS-CT 2-1 MASTERDISK-BK 1SB side runout, variant 1
PD-1-6202-AS-CT1-2-1 MASTERDISK-BK 1TA side runout, variant 2
PD-1-6202-BS-CT1 3-1 MASTERDISK-BK1TB side runout, variant 2
T PD-1-6202-AS-CT-3-1 MASTERDISK-BKRunout Side A
PD-1-6202-BS-PRC-R-+5-1-1 MASTERDISK-BKRunout Side B
PD-1-6202-AS-PRC-R-2 4-1-1MASTERDISK-BkRunout side A
\T PD-1-6202-BS-CT 2-1 MASTERDISK -BK ERunout side B
PD-1-6202-AS-K MASTERDISK-BK A-1 ◅Side A runout, etched / MASTERDISK stamped
PD-1-6202-BS-K MASTERDISK-BK A-2 ◅Side B runout, etched / MASTERDISK stamped
PD-1-6202 AA Side Label
PD-1-6202 BB Side Label
PD-1-6202-AS-CT MASTERDISK BK 1TA Side Etch, except Masterdisk Stamp
PD-1-6202-BS-CT MASTERDISK BK 1TB Side Etch, except Masterdisk Stamp
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Austria | Polydor 2383 540First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Polydor PD-1-6202First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Polydor PD-1-6202First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Polydor 2383 540First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Polydor 2383 540First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Greece | Polydor 2383 540First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Polydor 2383 540First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Polydor 2383 540First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Norway | Polydor 2383 540First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | Polydor 23 83 540First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Polydor POLS 1011 / Polydor 2383 540First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | Polydor POLS 1011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Polydor PD-1-6202First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Polydor PD-1-6202First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Polydor PD-1-6202First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
28 vinyl pressings of ...Live! Go For What You Know are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Japan, Austria and more. One of them is Polydor PD-1-6202, released July 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PD-1-6202, POLS 1011, MPF 1252, 2383 540) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PD-1-6202-AS-PRC-1 MASTERDISK-Bk and PD-1-6202-BS-PRC-1-1-lll MASTERDISK -BK. 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.
