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Vinyl pressings

What Goes Around...

by The Hollies · 1983

25 pressings16 countriesPop RockRockPop

What Goes Around... was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of What Goes Around...

23 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 15 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.

Europe

1983
Label and catalog number
WEA 25-0139-1
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

R / S Alsdorf 250139-1 A 24 84 7 240198-1 A RMESide A, stamped/etched (24 84 = striked over)

R / S Alsdorf 250139-1 B ncb 4 RMESide B, stamped/etched

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Europe

1983
Label and catalog number
WEA 24-0198-1
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

R/S Alsdorf 250139-1 A 240198-1 AA Side runout, stamped

R/S Alsdorf 250139-1 B 240198-1 BB Side runout, stamped

RME 17A Side runout, etched

RME D 26B Side runout, etched

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Europe

1983
Label and catalog number
Wea 25-0139-1
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

GB etched prior to R/S Alsdorf side 1variant 2

R/S Alsdorf 250139-1 A2. Y2 (stamped) 240198-A2 RME (etched)Side 1

R/S Alsdorf 250139-1 BX 240198-1 BX (stamped) RME. UK (etched)Side 2

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Europe

1983
Label and catalog number
WEA 24-0198-1
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

R/S Alsdorf 250139-1 A 240198-1 A2 [-240198-A² RME]Side A, stamped, [ ] etched

R/S Alsdorf 250139-1 B[X] 240198-1 B [X 16 RME]Side B, stamped, [ ] etched

24-0198-1Label A

24-0198-2Label B

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 25 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1980s25 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1983ArgentinaWEA slin 3383First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1983AustraliaWEA 25-0139-1First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1983BrazilWEA 28.080First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1983CanadaAtlantic 78 00761First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1983EuropeWEA 25-0139-1First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1983EuropeWEA 24-0198-1First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1983EuropeWEA 25-0139-1First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1983EuropeWea 25-0139-1First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1983EuropeWEA 25-0139-1First yearLP, Album, Promo · PromoLP, Album, Promo · Promo
1983EuropeWEA 24-0198-1First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1983FranceAtlantic 80076-1First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1983GermanyWEA 24-0198-1First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1983IrelandWEA 250139-1First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1983ItalyWEA 25 0139-1First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1983JapanWEA P-11387First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
All 25 pressings from the 1980s

Tracklist

  1. A1Casualty2:55
  2. A2Take My Love And Run2:50
  3. A3Say You'll Be Mine3:44
  4. A4Something Ain't Right3:32
  5. A5If The Lights Go Out3:30
  6. B1Stop In The Name Of Love3:06
  7. B2I Got What I Want2:33
  8. B3Just One Look3:01
  9. B4Someone Elses Eyes3:59
  10. B5Having A Good Time2:59

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of What Goes Around... are there?

25 vinyl pressings of What Goes Around... are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.

When was What Goes Around... first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Europe, US, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is WEA 25-0139-1.

How do I tell if my copy of What Goes Around... is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 25-0139-1, 24-0198-1, 80076-1, slin 3383) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R / S Alsdorf 250139-1 A 24 84 7 240198-1 A RME and R / S Alsdorf 250139-1 B ncb 4 RME. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is What Goes Around... on vinyl worth?

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.

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