Vinyl pressings
by Stephanie Mills · 1979
What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin' 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.
14 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 10 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.
M 583 AS A 10 A C KRunout, Side A, variant 1
M 583 BS B 1 K STERLINGRunout, Side B, variant 1
M-583 AS-A-12 I D IRunout, Side A, variant 2
M 583 BS B I I A13 STERLINGRunout, Side B, variant 2
M-583 AS-A -12 A ISide 1, etched
M-583 BS-B -11 1 A I 4 KSide 2, etched
M-583-AS-ASide 1 Label
M-583-AS-BSide 2 Label
K-10923 M11 M-583AS-A-15 GOLRunout, Side A
K-10945 M-583 BS-B-19 GOLRunout, Side B
M-583-AS-ASide A Label
M-583-AS-BSide B Label
T 583-A-1ESide A runout, etched
T 583-B-1ESide B runout, etched
T-583-A
T-583-B
AA 6370 294.1 YOn Label Side 1
AA 6370 294.2 YOn Label Side 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 | Canada | 20th Century Fox Records T-583First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | 20th Century Fox Records 6370 294First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | 20th Century Fox Records 6370 294First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | 20th Century Fox Records GP-724First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | 20th Century Fox Records GP-724First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | 20th Century Fox Records 6370 294First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Philippines | 20th Century Fox Records T-583First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Spain | 20th Century Fox Records T-583First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | 20th Century Fox Records T 583 / 20th Century Fox Records T-583First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | 20th Century Fox Records T-583First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | 20th Century Fox Records T-583First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | 20th Century Fox Records T-583First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Venezuela | 20th Century Fox Records 110.024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Venezuela | 20th Century Fox Records 110.24First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | 20th Century Fox Records VPL1-4186LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Casablanca T-583 / Casablanca 6463 163LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin' are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is 20th Century Fox Records T-583.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T-583, T 583, 6370 294, GP-724) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M 583 AS A 10 A C K and M 583 BS B 1 K STERLING. 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.
