Vinyl pressings
by Stacy Lattisaw · 1989
What You Need (Extended Version) was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. 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 1989, the album's first year. 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.
MOT 9382 FW2 ⧈-G-⧈ / MJS F/WRunout Side A
MOT-9101-71F2 ⧈-G-⧈ I DMS HERbIE JR :^)Runout Side B
MOT 9382Printed on Label Side A
MOT 9109Printed on Label Side B
MC-21735E-HF2 DMS HERBIE JR.Side A runout, etched
MC-24736-HF2 DMS HERBIE JR.Side B runout, etched
MC29735EA-side label
MC29736B-side label
MOT9565Printed on Label Side A
MOT9566Printed on Label Side B
MOT 9382 FW2 ⧈-G-⧈ / MJS F/WRunout, side A
MOT-9101-71F2 ⧈-G-⧈ I DMS HERbIE JR :›)Runout, side B
MOT 9382Label, side A
MOT 9109Label, side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | US | Motown L33-18094First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | US | Motown L33-17914First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | US | Motown MOT-4653First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1989 | US | Motown MOT-4653First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | US | Motown MOT-1978First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | US | Motown L33-17914First year12", Single, Promo · Promo | 12", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | US | Motown MOT-1978First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | US | Motown MOT-4653First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1989 | US | Motown MOT-4653First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1989 | US | Motown MOT-4653First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of What You Need (Extended Version) are listed here, from 1 country.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US. One of them is Motown MOT-4653.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MOT-4653, MOT-1978, L33-18094, L33-17914) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MOT 9382 FW2 ⧈-G-⧈ / MJS F/W and MOT-9101-71F2 ⧈-G-⧈ I DMS HERbIE JR :^). 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.
