Vinyl pressings
by The Pooh Sticks · 1991
Who Loves You was first pressed on vinyl in 1991. 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 1991, 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.
[FRIGHT 051 scratched out] CHEREE 17 T A1 MPO A PORKY PRIME CUT. BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY
[FRIGHT 051 scratched out] CHEREE 17 T B1 MPO PORKY. DUNE BUGGY LOVE BATALLION.
SFTRI-115 SWEET VA.001-ASide A etched
SFTRI-115 SWEET VA.001-B "SHORT BUT SWEET"Side B etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | UK | Cheree CHEREE 17First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1991 | UK | Fierce Recordings FRIGHT 05112", Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1991 | UK | Cheree CHEREE 177", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1991 | US | Sympathy For The Record Industry SFTRI 115 / Sweet Virginia SWEET VA 0017", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1991 | US | Sympathy For The Record Industry SFTRI 115 / Sweet Virginia SWEET VA 001First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1991 | US | Sympathy For The Record Industry SFTRI 115 / Sweet Virginia SWEET VA 001First year7", Single · Colored vinyl | 7", Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1991 | US | Sympathy For The Record Industry SFTRI 115 / Sweet Virginia SWEET VA 001First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1991 | US | Sympathy For The Record Industry SFTRI 115 / Sweet Virginia SWEET VA 001First year7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1991 | US | Sympathy For The Record Industry SFTRI 115 / Sweet Virginia SWEET VA 001First year7", Single · Colored vinyl | 7", Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1991 | US | Sympathy For The Record Industry SFTRI 115 / Sweet Virginia SWEET VA 001First year7", Single · Colored vinyl | 7", Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1991 | US | Sympathy For The Record Industry SFTRI 115 / Sweet Virginia SWEET VA 001First year7", Single · Colored vinyl | 7", Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1991 | US | Sympathy For The Record Industry SFTRI 115 / Sweet Virginia SWEET VA 001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1991 | US | Sympathy For The Record Industry SFTRI 115 / Sweet Virginia SWEET VA 001First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1991 | US | Sympathy For The Record Industry SFTRI 115 / Sweet Virginia Sweet VA 001First year7", Single · Colored vinyl | 7", Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1991 | UK | Cheree Cheree 17T12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
16 vinyl pressings of Who Loves You are listed here, from 2 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1991, in UK, US. One of them is Cheree Cheree 17T, released May 13, 1991.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Cheree 17T, CHEREE 17, SFTRI 115) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [FRIGHT 051 scratched out] CHEREE 17 T A1 MPO A PORKY PRIME CUT. BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY and [FRIGHT 051 scratched out] CHEREE 17 T B1 MPO PORKY. DUNE BUGGY LOVE BATALLION.. 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.
