Vinyl pressings
by Alphaville · 1986
Dance With Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
36 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 14 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.
SNB R / S Alsdorf 248747-7 A2Runout side A, variant 1
SNB R / S Alsdorf 248747-7 BxXRunout side B, variant 1
SNB R / S Alsdorf 248747-7 A2Runout side A, variant 2
SNB R / S Alsdorf 248747-7 BxxxxRunout side B, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 248747-0 A mastered by SNBRunout Side A, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 248747-0 B mastered by SNBRunout Side B, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 248747-0 A x mastered by SNBRunout side B, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 248747-0 B D \ mastered by SNBRunout side B, variant 2
X8747(T) ALabel Side A
X8747(T) BLabel Side B
ST-DM-49688-ARLabel side A
ST-DM-49687-ARLabel side B
ST-A-49686-6 R-15930-6 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. ∆12861 1-A-Side Runout
ST A 49687-6 R-15931-6 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. ∆12861-X 1-B-Side Runout
ST-A-49686-ARA-Side Label
ST-A-49687-ARB-Side Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | WEA Records Ltd. 0-248747First year12", Single, 45 RPM | 12", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Brazil | WEA 608.7007 / WEA 2292487470First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1986 | Canada | WEA 24 87470First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Canada | WEA 24 87477First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1986 | Canada | WEA 24 87477First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | France | WEA 248 747-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Greece | Wea 248747-0First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Greece | Wea 248747-0First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Greece | Wea 248747-0First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, White Label |
| 1986 | Italy | WEA 24 8747-0First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Italy | WEA 24 8747-7 / WEA 248 747-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Philippines | Atlantic Records ATR-0355First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Portugal | Wea 1590277First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Portugal | WEA 1590266First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | South Africa | WEA WIS 634First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Venezuela | Sono-Rodven 96.57112", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 12", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| ? | Zimbabwe | Warner Bros. Records WIS 6347", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
40 vinyl pressings of Dance With Me are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1986 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Europe, UK, US, South Africa and more. One of them is WEA 248 747-7, released March 27, 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 248 747-7, 248 747-0, X8747 T, X8747) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SNB R / S Alsdorf 248747-7 A2 and SNB R / S Alsdorf 248747-7 BxX. 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.
