Vinyl pressings
by Raw Silk · 1982
Do It To The Music was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 7 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.
B 1 ⟷ WES - 22148A - 70527 - 2A JANOSSide A runout
B 2 ⟷ WES - 22148B - 70528 - 2ASide B runout
WES 22148 ASide A label
WES 22148 BSide B label
WES1248-A19Center label, side A
WES1248-B19Center label, side B
WES-1248-A-70533-1A
WES-1248-B-70534-1A
WES-1248A-70533-1A JANOSRunout Etchings (Both Sides)
WES1248-A19Labels
KRT+14+A ORLAKE A TIMTOM TOE-TAPPERRunout side A, etched
KRT+14+B ORLAKE TY-cbsRunout side B, etched
KRT 14 A§Label side A
KRT 14 B§Label side B
KR 14 A-1U-1-1-11 timtom-cbsA Runout
KR 14 B-1U-1-5 TYB Runout
KR 14 ASA Label
KR 14 BSB Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | France | Barclay 290 032First year12" | 12" |
| 1982 | France | Barclay 100.288First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Germany | Metronome 0030.598First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Germany | Metronome 0930.094First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Ireland | KR KR 14First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Netherlands | High Fashion Music MS 52 / Dureco Benelux MS 52First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Netherlands | High Fashion Music 46 52 / Dureco Benelux 46 52First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Spain | Hispavox 549 009First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | UK | KR KRT 14 / TMT Records KRT 14First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | UK | KR KR 14 / TMT Records KR 14First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | UK | KR KR 14 / TMT Records KR 14First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | US | West End Records WES 22148First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | West End Records WES 22148First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | West End Records WES 1248First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1982 | US | West End Records WES 2214812", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | US | West End Records WES 500412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Remastered | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2006 | US | West End Records WES501312", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UK | West End Records WES 2214812", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered | 12", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK | West End Records WES 22148WHITE12", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | UK | Fool's Paradise FP00412", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM |
23 vinyl pressings of Do It To The Music are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1982 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, France, Germany and more. One of them is West End Records WES 22148.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WES 22148, WES 1248, WES 22148, KRT 14) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B 1 ⟷ WES - 22148A - 70527 - 2A JANOS and B 2 ⟷ WES - 22148B - 70528 - 2A. 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.
