Vinyl pressings
by Taana Gardner · 1979
Work That Body 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.
12 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 4 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.
22116 - A - RE STERLINGSide A runout
70355 - 22116 - B STERLINGSide B runout
70354Side A label
70355Side B label
22116-A-RE STERLINGSide A Runout
70355-22116-B STERLINGSide B Runout
WE 22116-A-RESide A Label
WE 22116-BSide B Label
70356-1216-A STERLINGA-Side Runout Etching
70357-1216-B STERLINGB-Side Runout Etching
22116- A - RE STERLINGSide A runout
70355 - 22116 - B STERLINGSide B runout
70354Side A label
70355Side B label
70356-1216-A STERLINGA-Side Runout Etching
70357-1216-B STERLINGB-Side Runout Etching
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 | Globe WE 22116First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | GM Records 8047 / GM Records 8.047First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1979 | France | GM Records 49494 / GM Records 49.494First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | West End Records WE 22116 / West End Records WES-22116First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | West End Records WE DJ 22116First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | West End Records WE 22116First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | West End Records WES-1216First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | West End Records WES DJ 1216First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | West End Records WE 22116First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | West End Records WES-1216First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Italy | Discodance D DISC 6903First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | Discodance D DISC 6903First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | US | West End Records WES 100212", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2000 | US | West End Records WES-100212", White Label, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", White Label, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2000 | US | West End Records WES1002 / West End Records WES 100212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2000 | US | West End Records WES-100212", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 2000 | US | West End Records WES-1002DJ12", Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", Promo, White Label · Promo |
17 vinyl pressings of Work That Body are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1979 and 2000.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Italy, Canada, France. One of them is West End Records WE 22116.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WE 22116, WES-1216, WE DJ 22116, WES DJ 1216) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 22116 - A - RE STERLING and 70355 - 22116 - B 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.
