Vinyl pressings
by Agnetha Fältskog · 1983
Wrap Your Arms Around Me 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.
16 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 10 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.
TA 3622 A1 AA-side runout var 1, etched, A stamped
TA 3622-B2 AB-side runout var 1, etched, A stamped
TA 3622 A1 1 C AA-side runout var 2, etched, CA stamped
TA‧3622-B2 AB-side runout var 2, etched, A stamped
A 3622 A2A side runout, etched
A 3622 B2B side runout, etched
A3622 ALabel, A-side
A3622 BLabel, B-side
A 36 22 A2Side A - Etched
A 36 22 B2Side B - Etched
A 3622 ADisc label side A
A 3622 BDisc label side B
A 3622 A2Runout, Side A
A 3622 B2Runout, Side B
A 3622 ADisc label side A
A 3622 BDisc label side B
813 959 - 7 S 1 3 20Runout side A, variant 1
813 959 - 7 S 2 3 20Runout side B, variant 1
813 959 - 7 S 1 3 20 C 1Runout side A, variant 2
813 959 - 7 S 2 3 20 C 1Runout side B, variant 2
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 | Australia | RCA Victor 104166First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | France | Vogue 101805First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | France | Vogue 101805First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Ireland | Epic A 3622First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Italy | Epic EPC A 3823First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Polydor 813 959-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Philippines | Polydor PRO-3689First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | South Africa | Sunshine GBS 156First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Spain | Epic EPC A-3622First year7", Promo, Single Sided, 45 RPM · Promo | 7", Promo, Single Sided, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1983 | Spain | Epic EPC A-3622 / Epic EPC A 3622First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | Epic A 3622First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | Epic A 3622First year7", Single, Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 7", Single, Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1983 | UK | Epic A3622First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | UK | Epic TA 3622 / Epic TA3622First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | Epic A3622 / Epic A 3622First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Wrap Your Arms Around Me are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, Germany, Australia, France and more. One of them is Epic TA 3622, released July 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TA 3622, A3622, A 3622, 813 959-7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TA 3622 A1 A and TA 3622-B2 A. 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.
