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.
15 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 8 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.
TCD 86 AS A GOL K-10761 STERLINGEtched/stamped in the runout of side A
TCD 86 BS B GOL K-10762 STERLINGEtched/stamped in the runout of side B
TCD-86-ASLabel Side A
TCD-86-BSLabel Side B
TCD 86 AS A 1S I STERLINGEtched side A, except I & STERLING stamped
TCD 86 BS B 1S I STERLINGEtched side B, except I & STERLING stamped
TCD-86-ASLabel side A
TCD-86-BSLabel side B
TCD 86 AS A GOL K-10761 STERLINGSide A
TCD 86 BS B GOL K-10762 STERLINGSide B
TCD 86 AS A / S STERLINGSide A runout
TCD 86 BS B / S STERLINGSide B runout
TCD-86-ASSide A label
TCD-86-BSSide B label
TCD-86Label side A & B
TCD 2415 ALabel side A
TCD 2415 BLabel side B
TC 2415-A-1E AIB .W.A-side runout
TC 2415-B-1E AIB .W.B-side runout
TC 2415 AA-side label
TC 2415 BB-side label
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 | Australia | 20th Century Fox Records 103390First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Germany | 20th Century Fox Records 6162 163First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Italy | 20th Century Fox Records 6162 163First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Japan | 20th Century Fox Records CM-248First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Netherlands | 20th Century Fox Records 6162 163First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Netherlands | 20th Century Fox Records 6162 163First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | South Africa | 20th Century Fox Records TCS 403First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | 20th Century Fox Records TCD 2415First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | 20th Century Fox Records TCD 2415First year12", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | UK | 20th Century Fox Records TC 2415First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | UK | 20th Century Fox Records TC 2415First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | US | 20th Century Fox Records TCD-86First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | 20th Century Fox Records TCD-86First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | 20th Century Fox Records TCD-86First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | 20th Century Fox Records TCD-86First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | US | 20th Century Fox Records TCD-8612", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
16 vinyl pressings of What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin' are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1979 and 2005.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Germany and more. One of them is 20th Century Fox Records TCD-86.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TCD-86, TCD 2415, TC 2415, 103390) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TCD 86 AS A GOL K-10761 STERLING and TCD 86 BS B GOL K-10762 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.
