Vinyl pressings
by Unlimited Touch · 1983
Yes, We're Ready! 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.
13 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 9 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.
PRL-14108-AS Angie :v) Herbie JrA-side runout etching
PRL-14108-BS Herbie Jr :v)B-side runout etching
Mastering By Frankford/Wayne New YorkBoth runout etching
PRL 14108 ASA-side label
A-1 ⟷ PRL-14108-AS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Angie :v) Herbie JrRunout side A etched and stamped (Variant 1)
A-1 ⟷ PRL-14108-BS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie Jr :v)Runout side B etched and stamped (Variant 1)
A-2 ⟷ PRL-14108-AS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Angie :v) Herbie JrRunout side A etched and stamped (Variant 2)
A-2 ⟷ PRL-14108-BS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie Jr :v)Runout side B etched and stamped (Variant 2)
A-1 ↔ PRL-14108-AS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Angie :v) Herbie JrA-Side Runout Etching (Stamped: ↔ MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK)
A-1 ↔ PRL-14108-BS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK :v) Herbie JrB-Side Runout Etching (Stamped: ↔ MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK)
PRL 14108 AA-Side Label
PRL 14108 BB-Side Label
A-1 ↔ PRL-14108-AS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Angie :v) Herbie JrSide A Runout Etching
A-1 ↔ PRL-14108-BS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK :v) Herbie JrSide B Runout Etching
PRL 14108 ASSide A Label
PRL 14108 BSSide B Label
PRL 14108 ASSide A Label
PRL 14108 BSSide B Label
PRL-14108-A-2-1-2 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Angie Herbie Jr :v) PRC
PRL-14108-BS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie Jr :v) PRC-1-1-1-<
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 | Canada | Prelude Records PRLP 004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Colombia | Discos Fuentes 2A3009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | France | Prelude Records 2C 068-65.068 / EMI 2C 068-65.068First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Jupiter Records 6.25489First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Rams Horn Records RAMSH 5056First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Nigeria | Onye's Sound Studio OSS 019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Portugal | Prelude Records PRL 3001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | Prelude Records PRL 25294First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Prelude Records PRL 14108First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Prelude Records PRL 14108First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Prelude Records PRL 14108First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Prelude Records PRL 14108First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Prelude Records PRL 14108First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
13 vinyl pressings of Yes, We're Ready! are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Canada, Colombia and more. One of them is Prelude Records PRL 14108.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PRL 14108, PRL 25294, PRLP 004, 2A3009) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PRL-14108-AS Angie :v) Herbie Jr and PRL-14108-BS Herbie Jr :v). 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.
