Vinyl pressings
by Stanley Turrentine · 1978
What About You! 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.
9 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
T1 F9563A TH2 F/WSide-A runout, variant 1
TH2 F/W TSC T1 F 5̶2̶6̶3̶ B-1 9563Side-B runout, variant 1
T1 F9563A TH2 F/W CSide-A runout, variant 2
T 1 F9563B TH2 F/W TSC B 5Side-B runout, variant 2
F9563A CP2 F/WSide-A runout, etched
F-9563B + CP2 F/WSide-B runout, etched
S1 F-9563A -1A SM1 F/W A2Side-A runout, etched
S1 F9563B-1B F/W TSC A3 SM2Side-B runout, etched
F-9563-ASide A label
F-9563-BSide B label
9160-9563-ASide A Etched
9160-9563-BSide B Etched
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 | Fantasy 9160-9563First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Fantasy BLPS 19273First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Fantasy VIP-6597First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Fantasy VIP-6597First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | UK | Fantasy FT 551 / Fantasy 0C 062-61 806First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Fantasy F-9563First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Fantasy F-9563LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | US | Fantasy F-9563First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Fantasy F-9563First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Fantasy F-9563First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of What About You! are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Fantasy F-9563, released October 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F-9563, FT 551, 9160-9563, BLPS 19273) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 F9563A TH2 F/W and TH2 F/W TSC T1 F 5̶2̶6̶3̶ B-1 9563. 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.
