Vinyl pressings
by Public Image Limited · 1984
This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 14 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.
V 2309 A-1U-1-Runout side A, stamped - variant 1
V 2309 B-3U-1-Runout side B, stamped - variant 1
V 2309 A-2U-1-1-10Runout side A, stamped - variant 2
v 2309 B-3U-1-1-10Runout side B, stamped - variant 2
ST-E-60365A-1 @TGP 1-1 SRCSide A runout
ST-E-60365-B-1 @TGP 1-1 SRCSide B runout
ST-E-60365-1-A-SPSide A label
ST-E-60365-1-B-SPSide B label
ST-E-60365A-1 @JGP 1-1Side A
ST-E-60365B-1 @JGP 1-1Side B
Specialty Records Corporation logo stampedBoth Sides
ST-E-60365A-1 @tGP 1-1 B-19518 △7061-X 1-2 SPAR [SRC logo]Variant 1, Side A runout
ST-E-60365B-1 @tGP 1-1 B-19519 △7061-X 1-2 SPAR [SRC logo]Variant 1, Side B runout
ST-E-60365A-1 @tGP B-19518-A1 △7061 O- 1-2 SPAR [SRC logo]Variant 2, Side A runout
ST-E-60365B-1 @tGP B-19519-B1 △7061-X O- 1-2 SPAR [SRC logo]Variant 2, Side B runout
ST-E-60365A-1Side 1 etched
ST-E-60365-B-1Side 2 etched
ST-E-60365-1-A-ARSide 1 label
ST-E-60365-1-B-ARSide 2 label
[SRC] ST-E-60365A-1 @tGP 1-1Side A, etched
[SRC] ST-E-60365 B -1 @tGP 1-1Side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | Virgin V2309 / Virgin V 2309First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Canada | Elektra 96 03651First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Europe | Virgin 206 297First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Greece | Virgin VG 50063 / Virgin 062-VG 50063First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Ireland | Virgin V 2309 / Virgin V2309First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Israel | Virgin V2309First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Italy | Virgin V 2309First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Italy | Virgin V 2309 / Virgin V2309First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | New Zealand | Virgin V 2309First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Portugal | Virgin 625305First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Spain | Virgin I-206.297First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | Elektra 60365-1 / Elektra 9 60365-1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | Elektra 60365LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1984 | US | Elektra 60365-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | Elektra 60365-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US | Elektra RCV1 60365 / Elektra 081227811433LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Virgin V 2309LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Virgin OVED 176 / Virgin V2309LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
27 vinyl pressings of This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1984 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in UK, US, Australia, Europe and more. One of them is Virgin V 2309, released July 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V 2309, 9 60365-1, 60365-1, 206 297) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V 2309 A-1U-1- and V 2309 B-3U-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.
