Vinyl pressings
by Unique · 1983
What I Got Is What You Need was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. 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 1983, 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.
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR :v) ANGIE [heart with arrow] "A FRESH MARTINELLI /TODD MIX" HI GERRY,PHYLLIS,CYNTHIA,LIDA,NORVELL, AND VICKIE "P" A-1 ↔ PRLD-663-ASSide A Etchings
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR :v) A-1 ↔ PRLD-663-BSSide B Etchings
PRL D663 ASA-Side Label
PRL D663 BSB-Side Label
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JR [Smiley Face} ANgIE [heart with arrow] "A FRESh MARTINELLI /TODD MIX" HI GERRy, PhyLLIS, CyNTHIA, LIDA, NORVELL, AND VICKIE "P" A-1 ↔ PRLD-588-ASSide A Runout
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JR [Smiley Face} A-1 ↔ PRLD-588-BSSide B Runout
PRL D588 ASSide A Label
PRL D588 BSSide B Label
PRC PRL - 3077 - A - 1 MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE MASTERING LABS Herbie Jr :>) AngieRunout, both sides
TA·3707·A1 ΛRunout side A, etched
TA·3707·B1 ΛRunout side B, etched
TA 3707 A*Label side A
TA 3707 B*Label side B
A-3707-A1 34 ΛSide A etched, stamped
A-3707-B1 21 ΛSide B etched, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | France | Prelude Records 154512 6 / EMI 154512 6First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1983 | Germany | Jupiter Records 6.20236First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Italy | Prelude Records PRL 10522First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Rams Horn Records 1248 / Rams Horn Records RHR 1248First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Rams Horn Records RHR-3248First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Rams Horn Records RHR-3248 / Rams Horn Records RHR 3248First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Rams Horn Records RHR-3248 / Rams Horn Records RHR 3248First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Portugal | Prelude Records M/663First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Spain | Prelude Records 549 083First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | UK | Prelude Records A 3707First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | Prelude Records A 3707First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Prelude Records PRL D663First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | US | Prelude Records PRL D588First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Prelude Records PRL 8077 ASFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Prelude Records PRL D66312", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Prelude Records PROC9546912", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of What I Got Is What You Need are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1983 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, France, Germany and more. One of them is Prelude Records PRL D663.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PRL D663, PRL D588, PRL 8077 AS, TA 3707) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR :v) ANGIE [heart with arrow] "A FRESH MARTINELLI /TODD MIX" HI GERRY,PHYLLIS,CYNTHIA,LIDA,NORVELL, AND VICKIE "P" A-1 ↔ PRLD-663-AS and MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR :v) A-1 ↔ PRLD-663-BS. 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.
