Vinyl pressings
by Peter Brown · 1978
You Should Do It was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 9 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.
DRIVE 6272 A AM STERLINGRunout side A, etched, except [STERLING] stamped
DRIVE 6272 B AM STERLINGRunout side B, etched, except [STERLING] stamped
6272–AA-Side Label
6272–BB-Side Label
STERLING DRIVE 6272 A AMSide A Runout
STERLING DRIVE 6272 B AMSide B Runout
Dri-6272-ALabel Side A
Dri-6272-BLabel Side B
DRIVE 6272 - A AMDead Wax Etched - Sides A & B
53256Dead Wax Etched (written as mirror image) - Sides A & B
STERLINGDead Wax Stamped - Sides A & B
Dr-6272-ALabel Sides A & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Canada | T.K. Records K4-2015First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Costa Rica | CBS 15018First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Germany | T.K. Records TKR S 6048 / T.K. Records TKR 6048First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Germany | T.K. Records TKR S 6048First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Mexico | Columbia 30,022First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Netherlands | T.K. Records TKR 6030First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Peru | Epic BMI 7153First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Peru | Epic 7153First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | UK | T.K. Records S TKR 6048First year7", Single, Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 7", Single, Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Drive 6272First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Drive 6272First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | US | Drive 6272First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | US | Drive 6272First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Drive 6272First year7", Single, Styrene | 7", Single, Styrene |
| 1978 | US | Drive 6272First year7", Stereo | 7", Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of You Should Do It are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Japan, Netherlands and more. One of them is Drive 6272.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6272, S TKR 6048, 06SP 267, TKR 6048) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DRIVE 6272 A AM STERLING and DRIVE 6272 B AM STERLING. 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.
