Vinyl pressings
by Weeks & Co. · 1982
Go With The Flow was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 5 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.
A- ↔ PRLD-630-AS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie Jr :v)A-Side Runout Etching
A-2 ↔ PRLD-630-BS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie Jr :v)B-Side Runout Etching
PRL D 630 ASSide A Label
PRL D 630 BSSide B Label
PRL D 630 ASSide A Label
PRL D 630 BSSide B Label
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie Jr :v) TI PRLD-630-A-1 2AA-Side Runout Etching
TI PRLD-630-BS-1 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie Jr :v) 3AB-Side Runout Etching
PRL D 630 ASSide A Label
PRL D 630 BSSide B Label
PRLD— 630 - BAS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbiE Jr :v) EDPRunout side A
PRLD- 630 - BS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbiE Jr :v) EDPRunout side B
PRL D 630 ASPrinted label side A
PRL D 630 BSPrinted label side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Canada | Black Sun MM-001First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1982 | Canada | Black Sun MM-701First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Europe | Ariola 600 678 / Dance Records 600 678First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | France | Jonathan ATO 12-27007First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | France | Jonathan ATO 27007First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Germany | Ariola 104.696 / Ariola 104 696First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | US | Prelude Records PRL D 630First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1982 | US | Prelude Records PRL 8053First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | US | Prelude Records PRL D 553 / Roy B. Records PRL D 553First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Prelude Records PRL 8053 ASFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Prelude Records PRL D 630 / Roy B. Records PRL D 630First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1982 | US | Prelude Records PRL D 630 / Roy B. Records PRL D 630First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1982 | US | Prelude Records PRL 8053First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | US | Prelude Records PRL D 630 / Roy B. Records PRL D 630First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
14 vinyl pressings of Go With The Flow are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, Canada, Europe, France and more. One of them is Prelude Records PRL D 630.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PRL D 630, PRL 8053, PRL D 553, PRL 8053 AS) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A- ↔ PRLD-630-AS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie Jr :v) and A-2 ↔ PRLD-630-BS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK 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.
