Vinyl pressings
by Sarah Vaughan · 1978
How Long Has This Been Going On? 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.
10 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
2310 821 PP2123 DWJ ALSHIRESide A runout
2310 821 PP2124 DWJ ALSHIRESide B runout
PP-2123Side A label
PP-2124Side B label
2310 821 PP 2123 ALSHIRESide A runout
2310 821 PP 2124 ALSHIRESide B runout
PP-2123Side A label
PP-2124Side B label
2310821 A//1▽420 04 L:1 1 JARunout side A
2310821 B//1▽420 04 1 1 2 JARunout side B
2310-821 A TXRunout side A
2310-821 B TXRunout side B
2310-821-ALabel side A
2310-821-BLabel side B
[Areacem logo] 2310 821 A K2Runout side A
[Areacem logo] 2310 821 B K2Runout side B
2310 821 S 1 32 0 1 ARunout, side A, stamped
2310 821 S 2 32 0 1 ARunout, side B, stamped
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 | Pablo Records 2310-821First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Pablo Records 2310-821 / Pablo Records 2310 821First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Pablo Records 2310 821 / Pablo Records 23 10 82 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Pablo Records MTF 1100First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | Japan | Pablo Records MTF 1100First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | Pablo Records MTF 1100First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | Scandinavia | Pablo Records 2310 821First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Pablo Records 2310-821First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Pablo Records 2310-821 / Pablo Records 2310 821First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Pablo Records 2310-821 / Pablo Records 2310 821First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Brazil | Pablo Records 2310-821LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB LP 4406 / Pablo Live 2310 821LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1115 2687 / Gramofonový Klub 1115 2687LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1980 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1115 2687 / Gramofonový Klub 1115 2687LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1986 | Spain | Pablo Records PPL-52008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Analogue Productions APJ 163 / Pablo Records 2310-821LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Pablo Records 2310 821 / Pablo Records 2310-821LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Pablo Records 2310-821LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of How Long Has This Been Going On? are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1978 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Pablo Records 2310-821, released October 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2310-821, 2310 821, MTF 1100) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2310 821 PP2123 DWJ ALSHIRE and 2310 821 PP2124 DWJ ALSHIRE. 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.
