Vinyl pressings
by Theodore Life · 1981
Somethin' That You Do To Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 8 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.
p CP - 710 - SAL CP-1 STERLING 1 BRunout Side A, variant 1
p CP - 710 - SB CP-1 STERLING A3Runout Side B, variant 1
CP - 710 - SAL CP-2 STERLINGRunout Side A, variant 2
CP - 710 - SB CP-1 STERLINGRunout Side B, variant 2
T/ CP - 710 - SAL- CTIRunout (Etched) Side A
T/ CP - 710 - SB CTI CRunout (Etched) Side B
STERLINGRunout (Stamped) Side A+B
CP - 710 - SALLabel Side A
\ S CP-710-SALONG-C S-2 STERLING B4A Side, all etched, aside from STERLING stamp. B4 is faint.
\ S CP-710-SB CS-1 STERLING A3B Side, all etched, aside from STERLING stamp. A3 is faint.
CP - 710 - SALLabel Side A
CP - 710 - SBLabel Side B
AS 0623-MAMono side
AS 0623-SAStereo side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Barbados | Arista AS 0623First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Brazil | Arista 103 547First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Canada | Arista ASO 623First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Arista 600.431First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Arista 103.547First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Scandinavia | Arista AS 623First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | South Africa | Arista AAJ 1119First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | UK | Arista ARIST 12431First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | UK | Arista ARIST 431First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | US | Arista CP-710First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Arista CP-710First year12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Arista AS 0623First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Single · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Single · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Arista AS 0623First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Arista CP-710First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Arista CP-710First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Somethin' That You Do To Me are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Barbados, Brazil and more. One of them is Arista CP-710.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CP-710, AS 0623, ARIST 12431, ARIST 431) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p CP - 710 - SAL CP-1 STERLING 1 B and p CP - 710 - SB CP-1 STERLING A3. 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.
