Vinyl pressings
by TLC · 1992
What About Your Friends was first pressed on vinyl in 1992. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1992, the album's first year, in 6 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.
[SRC logo] 73008-24033-1-SA-SP1 CSB ♪♪Runout side A, variant 1
[SRC logo] 73008-24033-1-SB-SP1 1-1Runout side B, variant 1
[SRC logo] 73008-24033-1-SA-SP1 1-2 CSB ♪♪Runout side A, variant 2
[SRC logo] 73008-24033-1-SB-SP2 1-1Runout side B, variant 2
73008-24033-1-SASide A label
73008-24033-1-SBSide B label
[SRC logo] 73008-24033-1-SA-SP2 CSB ♪♪ 1-1Side A
[SRC logo] 73008-24033-1-SB-SP1 1-2Side B
73008-24033-1-SALabel side A
73008-24033-1-SBLabel side B
TLC. 5 A 1Side A (Etched)
TLC. 5 B 1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Europe | LaFace Records 74321 118 171First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| 1992 | Germany | LaFace/Arista 74321 11817 7 / LaFace/Arista 74321 118 177First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1992 | Netherlands | LaFace Records 74321 118 177First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1992 | UK | AD92 TLC 5 / Arista TLC 5First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1992 | UK | Arista 74321 11817 7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1992 | UK & Europe | Arista 74321-118 171 / Arista 74321 118 171First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1992 | US | LaFace Records 73008-24033-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1992 | US | LaFace Records 73008-24033-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1992 | US | LaFace Records 73008-24033-1/2First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1992 | US | LaFace Records 73008-24033-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of What About Your Friends are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1992, in US, UK, Europe, Germany and more. One of them is LaFace Records 73008-24033-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 73008-24033-1, 73008-24033-1/2, 74321 11817 7, TLC 5) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [SRC logo] 73008-24033-1-SA-SP1 CSB ♪♪ and [SRC logo] 73008-24033-1-SB-SP1 1-1. 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.
