Vinyl pressings
by Rose Royce · 1980
Golden Touch was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 11 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.
''WHK-1-3512-RE1 WW1#3 ─◁Runout A side, variant 1
WHK-2-3512 WW1 ─◁Runout B side, variant 1
WHK-1-3512-RE1 WW1#3 ─◁Runout A side, variant 2
WHK-1-3512-RE1 WW1#4 ─◁Runout B side, variant 2
WHK-1-3512-RE1 JW1 0Side A runout
WHK-2-3512 JW1 0Side B runout
WHK-1-3512 LW1 **Side A (Variant 1), Etched [**, Stamped]
WHK-2-3512 LW2 **Side B (Variant 1), Etched [**, Stamped]
#64 WHK-1-3512 (crossed out)-RE1 LW2 **Side A (Variant 2), Etched [** and #64, Stamped]
WHK-2-3512 LW3 #64 **Side B (Variant 2), Etched [** and #64, Stamped]
K 56881 A - 1 K 56881 A - 1 W-3 · STRAWBERRY ·Runout side A, variant 1
K 56881 B - 1 W-5KD · STRAWBERRY ·Runout side B, variant 1
K 56881 A - 1 K 56881 A - 1 W-6 · STRAWBERRY ·Runout side A, variant 2
K 56881 B - 1 W-3 · STRAWBERRY ·Runout side B, variant 2
MX197411 WHK 3512 - 1Side 1 Runout Stamped
MX197412 WHK 3512 - 2Side 2 Runout Stamped
MX197411Side 1 Label
MX197412Side 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Whitfield Records WHK 3512First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Whitfield Records XWH-3512First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 881 / Whitfield Records WHK 3512First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 881 / Whitfield Records WHK 3512First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Ireland | Whitfield Records K 56881 / Whitfield Records K56881First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | Whitfield Records WB 56881First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 881 / Whitfield Records WHK 3512First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 881 / Whitfield Records WHK 3512First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1490First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Whitfield Records K 56881 / Whitfield Records K56881First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Whitfield Records WHK 3512First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Whitfield Records WHK 3512First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Whitfield Records WHK 3512First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Venezuela | Warner Bros. Records lps. 200.2813First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Whitfield Records WHK 3512LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
15 vinyl pressings of Golden Touch are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Whitfield Records WHK 3512.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WHK 3512, K 56881, XWH-3512, WB 56 881) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ''WHK-1-3512-RE1 WW1#3 ─◁ and WHK-2-3512 WW1 ─◁. 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.
