Vinyl pressings
by Status Quo · 1979
Whatever You Want was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
33 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 20 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.
9102037 1 //2 ESTR STRAWBERRY 121 14Variant 1 side A runout, stamped
9102037 2 //1 ESTR 11 STRAWBERRY 11Variant 1 side B runout, stamped
9102037 1Y//2▽ESTR STRAWBERRY 12L 5Variant 2 side A runout, stamped
9102037 2Y//2▽ESTR STRAWBERRY 11 10Variant 2 side B runout, stamped
VER 015 9102 037 1 380 POLYGRAM D.MSide A Runout, Variant 1
VER 015 9102 037 2 380 POLYGRAM D U1 D28Side B Runout, Variant 1
VER 015 9102 037 1 380 POLYGRAM A 3 STRAWBERRYSide A Runout, stamped, Variant 2
VER 015 9102 037 2 380 POLYGRAM D U1 A0Side B Runout, stamped, Variant 2
9102037 1 //3 ESTR STRAWBERRY 121 14Side A runout
9102037 2 //1 ESTR 11 STRAWBERRY 11Side B runout
1 0 AA 6360175 1Y STRAWBERRY ()Runout side A, variant 1
1 0 AA 6360175 2Y STRAWBERRY AS 4Runout side B, variant 1
10 AA6360175 1Y 5 STRAWBERRY W ARunout side A, variant 2
10 AA6360175 2Y STRAWBERRY G 1·3Runout side B, variant 2
VER 015 9102 037 1 380 POLYGRAM DM A3Side 1, Runout [variant 1]
VER 015 9102 037 2 380 POLYGRAM DU1 B20Side 2, Runout [variant 1]
VER 015 9102 037 1 380 POLYGRAM DM A11Side 1, Runout [variant 2]
VER 015 9102 037 2 380 POLYGRAM DU1 A17Side 2, Runout [variant 2]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australasia | Vertigo 6360 175First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Austria | Vertigo 30 656LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1979 | Austria | Vertigo 6360 175First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Austria | Vertigo 6360 175First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Vertigo 9102 037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Vertigo 9102 037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Vertigo 27 311-0 / Vertigo 6360 175First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Vertigo 6360 175First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Greece | Vertigo 6360 175First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | India | Vertigo 6360 175First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Israel | Vertigo 6360 175First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Vertigo 6360 175First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Vertigo RJ-7631First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | Vertigo RJ-7631First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6360 175First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | Vertigo 6097LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Brazil | Vertigo 6360 175LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Riva RVL-7402LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Riva RVL-7402LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1980 | US | Riva RVL-7402LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB 2220016 / Vertigo 6360 175LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB 2220016 / Philips 6360 175LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB 2220016 / Philips 6360 175LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB 2220016 / Philips 6360 175LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Vertigo 4723772LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Vertigo 6360 175LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Portugal | Vertigo 6360 175LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB 2220016 / Philips 6360 175LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
50 vinyl pressings of Whatever You Want are listed here, from 27 countries, released between 1979 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, Germany, Netherlands, Ireland and more. One of them is Vertigo 9102 037, released October 20, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9102 037, 6360 175, 27 311-0, RJ-7631) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 9102037 1 //2 ESTR STRAWBERRY 121 14 and 9102037 2 //1 ESTR 11 STRAWBERRY 11. 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.
