Vinyl pressings
by Rose Royce · 1980
Pop Your Fingers 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.
11 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 5 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.
WHI-49274 YCA-9472-S LW2 1 [✲✲]A/ Runouts etched, except [stamped]
WHI-49274 YCA-8915-S LW2 1 [✲✲]B/ Runouts etched, except [stamped]
YCA9472SA/ Label
YCA8915SB/ Label
WHI-49274 YCA=9472-S WW1Runout side A, variant 1
WHI-49274 XCA=8915-S WW1Runout side B, variant 1
WHI-49274 YCA-9472-S #2 WW1 ━◁Runout side A, variant 2
WHI-49274 YCA-8915-S WW1 ━◁Runout side B, variant 2
WHI-49274 YCA-9472-DJ LW2 1 ✲✲A-Side Runout Etching
✲✲ WHI-49274 YCA-9472-S LW2 1B-Side Runout Etching
YCA9472DJA-Side Label
YCA9472SB-Side Label
K 17674 T AI STRAWBERRYRunout side A
K 17674 T BI STRAWBERRYRunout side B
K 17674 (T) ALabel side A
K 17674 (T) BLabel side B
K 17674 A1 2 D C • STRAWBERRY •Side A runout
K 17674 B1 2 D B • STRAWBERRY •Side B runout
K 17674 ASide A label
K 17674 BSide B 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 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 17 780First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 17674First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1980 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 17674First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 17.674First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 26.171First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | UK | Whitfield Records K 17674 (T)First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Whitfield Records K 17674 / Whitfield Records WHI 49274First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Whitfield Records K 17874 AFirst year7" | 7" |
| 1980 | US | Whitfield Records WHI 49274First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | US | Whitfield Records WHI 49274First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1980 | US | Whitfield Records WHI 49274First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
11 vinyl pressings of Pop Your Fingers are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Germany, Italy and more. One of them is Whitfield Records WHI 49274, released June 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WHI 49274, K 17674 (T), K 17674, K 17874 A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WHI-49274 YCA-9472-S LW2 1 [✲✲] and WHI-49274 YCA-8915-S LW2 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.
