Vinyl pressings
by Tina Turner · 1984
What's Love Got To Do With It was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
54 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 22 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-45-B-5354 X99337-Z1 #2 Precision 0Runout A, variant 1
S·45-B-5354-98548-Z1 #3 Precision 0Runout B, variant 1
S-45-B-5354 X99337-Z1 #1 Precision 0Runout A, variant 2
S·45-B-5354-98548-Z1 #2 Precision 0Runout B, variant 2
V8597 99337-A-GG Mastered by CapitolEtching side A, variant 1
V8597 98598-G.7 Mastered by CapitolEtching side B, variant 1
V-8597- X99337A-G5 ERT Mastered by Capitol · ─◁Etching side A, variant 2
V8597- 98598-G.7 · ─◁ ERT Mastered by CapitolEtching side B, variant 2
(stamped)V8597-X99337-Z1 (edged)precisionSide A, variant 1
(stamped)V8597-98298-Z7(edged) precisionSide B, variant 1
V 8597- X99337-Z2 ━◁ PrecisionSide A etched, variant 2
V 8597- 98548-Z3 • ━◁ PrecisionSide B etched, variant 2
S-45-B-5354-X99337-Z5 —◁ PrecisionA-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
S-45-B-5354-98548-Z4#3 —◁ PrecisionB-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
S-45-B-5354-X99337-Z5 #3 .—◁ PrecisionA-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
S-45-B-5354-98548-Z4 #2 —◁ PrecisionB-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
0 S-45-B-5354-X99337-Z2 #1 PrecisionRunout Etchings (Both Sides)
SX99337Label Matrix - Both Sides
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Barbados | Capitol Records EP 28685First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Barbados | Capitol Records EP 28685First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Canada | Capitol Records V-75063First year12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | Canada | Capitol Records B-5354First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Canada | Capitol Records V-75063First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Canada | Capitol Records B-5354First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Ecuador | Capitol Records 121-0039First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Ecuador | Capitol Records 121-0039First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Europe | Capitol Records 1C K 052 2001916First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | Capitol Records 1A 006-2001917 / Capitol Records 1A 006 2001917First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | Capitol Records 1C K 052 2001916First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | Europe | Capitol Records 1C 006 2001917First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | Capitol Records 1C 006 2001917First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | France | Capitol Records 2001917First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | France | Capitol Records 1549316First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | US | Capitol Records 91117", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Stereo |
57 vinyl pressings of What's Love Got To Do With It are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1984 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK, Australia, Japan and more. One of them is Capitol Records B-5354, released May 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B-5354, V-8597, P-B-5354, SPRO-9196) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S-45-B-5354 X99337-Z1 #2 Precision 0 and S·45-B-5354-98548-Z1 #3 Precision 0. 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.
