Vinyl pressings
by Sweet Sensation · 1988
Take It While It's Hot was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. 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 1988, 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.
NP-50072-ASide A, Variant 1
NP-50072-BSide B, Variant 1
NP-50072-A Herbie Jr. ;v) "It's Hot!"Side A, Variant 2
NP-50072-B Herbie Jr. ;v)Side B, Variant 2
HERbIE JR :v) EXP2ᴺᴾ NP-50072-A SP 0-1 "It'S HoT"!!Runout A Side Etching
HERbIE JR :v) EXP2ᴺᴾ NP-50072-B SP-0-1Runout B Side Etching
ST-88C-54082-ARA Side Label
ST-88C-54083-ARB Side Label
NP-50072-A Herbie Jr. :-) "It's Hot"!!Runout Side A
NP-50072-B Herbie Jr. :-)Runout Side B
NP-50075-A SP 0-1 Herbie Jr. :-) "It's Hot"!! EXP2 NPRunout Side A
NP-50072-B SP-0-1 Herbie Jr. :-) EXP2 NPRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Canada | ATCO Records 7 99352-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Canada | ATCO Records 79 93527First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Germany | Bellaphon 120·07·282First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Germany | Bellaphon 120·07·282First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Germany | ATCO Records 7 99352-7First year7" | 7" |
| 1988 | Germany | ATCO Records 799 352-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Japan | Seven Seas K13P-737First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Philippines | Atlantic DS-183First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1988 | US | Next Plateau Records Inc. NP50072First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1988 | US | ATCO Records 7-99352First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Next Plateau Records Inc. NP50072First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Next Plateau Records Inc. NP50072First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1988 | US | Next Plateau Records Inc. NP50072First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | ATCO Records 7-99352First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | ATCO Records 7-99352First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of Take It While It's Hot are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, Canada, Germany, Japan and more. One of them is Next Plateau Records Inc. NP50072.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NP50072, 7-99352, 79 93527, 120·07·282) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NP-50072-A and NP-50072-B. 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.
