Vinyl pressings
by The Counts · 1971
What's Up Front That-Counts was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 2 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.
S 1 WB-2011-A IA GC A6Runout side A, Variant 1
S 1 WB-2011-B IA GC AIRunout side B, Variant 1
S CANADIAN LTD W-2011-A 1B MHC A 2Runout side A, Variant 2
CANADIAN LTD S W-2011-B-1B MHC A 2Runout side B, Variant 2
CANADIAN LTD W-2011-A MHCA-Side Runout Etching
WB-2011-B 1A GCB-Side Runout Etching
WB 1 2011 AA-Side Label
WB 1 2011 BB-Side Label
CANADIAN LTD. W-2011-A-1-1-11 MHC PRRunout, etched, side A
CANADIAN LTD. W-2011-B-1-1-11 MHC PRRunout, etched, side B
WB 1 2011 ALabel, side A
WB 1 2011 BLabel, side B
CANADIAN LTD P W-2011-A MHCSide A runout etched, P stamped
P CANADIAN LTD W-2011-B MHCSide B runout etched, P stamped
WB 1 2011 ASide A label
WB 1 2011 BSide B label
CANADIAN LTD. W-2011-A-1B MHCRunout, etched, side A
CANADIAN LTD. W-2011-B-1B MHC PRRunout, etched, side B
WB 1 2011 ALabel, side A
WB 1 2011 BLabel, side B
W-2011-A P P CANADIAN LTD. MHC B4Side A runout
WB-2011-B 1A GC S1Side B runout
WB 1 2011 ASide A label
WB 2 2011 BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Brazil | Westbound Records WB-2011 / Top Tape WB-2011First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Westbound Records WB-2011 / Westbound Records WB 1 2011First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Westbound Records WB-2011 / Westbound Records WB 1 2011First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Westbound Records WB-2011 / Westbound Records WB 2011First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Westbound Records WB-2011 / Westbound Records WB 1 2011First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Westbound Records WB-2011 / Westbound Records WB 1 2011First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Westbound Records WB-2011 / Westbound Records WB 1 2011First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Westbound Records WB-2011 / Westbound Records WB 1 2011First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Westbound Records WB-2011 / Westbound Records WB 2011First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | France | Stateside 2C 064-93532 / Stateside 2C 064-93.532LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Westbound Records WB-2011 / Westbound Records WB 2011LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | UK | Westbound Records SEWD-063LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UK | Westbound Records SEWD 063LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UK | Westbound Records SEW 063LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2023 | US | Westbound Records WB 2011 / ORG Music ORGM-2280LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2023 | US | Westbound Records WB 2011 / ORG Music ORGM-2280LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of What's Up Front That-Counts are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1971 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Brazil. One of them is Westbound Records WB-2011.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WB-2011) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S 1 WB-2011-A IA GC A6 and S 1 WB-2011-B IA GC AI. 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.
