Vinyl pressings
by The Real Thing · 1978
Whenever You Want My Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 7 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.
7N∙46045 .A1 △T - pA-side runout etched
7N∙46045∙B1 △T -B-side runout etched
7N 46045-AA-side label, in brackets
7N 46045-BB-side label, in brackets
[7N 46045-A]Label side A
[7N 46045-B]Label side B
†7N 46045-A†Label side A
†7N 46045-B†Label side B
7N 46045.A1 △TSide A runout - Etched
7N 46045.B1 △TSide B runout - Etched
†7N 46045-A†Label side A
†7N 46045-B†Label side B
7N∙46045 .A1 △T CRunout side A
7N∙46045∙B1 △T CRunout side B
7N∙46045 .A1 △T - pA-side runout etched
7N∙46045∙B1 △T -B-side runout etched
7N 46045-AA-side label, in brackets
7N 46045-BB-side label, in brackets
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Astor AP 1962First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | France | Pye Records 45. PY. 107First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Germany | Pye Records 11 911 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Italy | Pye Records PNP 57032First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Pye Records 7N 46045First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Spain | Pye Records P 1060First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Spain | Pye Records P 1060First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | Pye Records 7N 46045First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Pye Records 7N 46045First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | UK | Pye Records 7N 46045First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Pye Records 7N 46045First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Pye Records 7N 46045First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Pye Records 7N 46045First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Pye Records 7N 46045First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of Whenever You Want My Love are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, Australia, France, Germany and more. One of them is Pye Records 7N 46045.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N 46045, AP 1962, 45. PY. 107, 11 911 AT) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7N∙46045 .A1 △T - p and 7N∙46045∙B1 △T -. 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.
