Vinyl pressings
by Audrey Hall · 1985
One Dance Won't Do was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 2 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.
DG 7 - 1985-A (NEW)Runout (Etched) Side A
DG 7 - 1985-B (NEW)Runout (Etched) Side B
DG7-1985ASide A label
DG7-1985BSide B label
DG7-1985-A (NEW) 2 4Runout side A, etched and stamped. Variant 1
DG7-1985-B(NEW) 2 X1Runout side B, etched and stamped. Variant 1
DG7-1985-A (NEW) 2 3Runout side A, etched and stamped. Variant 2
DG7-1985-B(NEW) 2 3Runout side B, etched and stamped. Variant 2
DG 7 - 1985-A (NEW)Runout (Etched) Side A
DG 7 - 1985-B (NEW)Runout (Etched) Side B
DG 7 - 1985-A (NEW)Runout side A, etched
DG 7 - 1985-B (NEW)Runout side B, etched
DG 7 - 1985-A (NEW)Runout (Etched) Side A
DG 7 - 1985-B (NEW)Runout (Etched) Side B
DG 7 - 1985-A (NEW)Runout (Etched) Side A
DG 7 - 1985-B (NEW)Runout (Etched) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Germany | Revolutionary Sounds 6.14588 ACFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | UK | Germain Records DG7-1985First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | UK | Germain Records DG-7 / Germain Records DG 7First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK | Germain Records DG7-1985First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | UK | Germain Records DG7-1985First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | UK | Germain Records DG7-1985First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | UK | Germain Records DG7-1985First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Germany | TELDEC 6.2057512" | 12" |
| 1986 | Germany | Chic 6.14588 / Chic 6.14 588 AC7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Germany | Chic C-6.14 588-017", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Netherlands | Stamina Records STA 349112" | 12" |
| 1986 | Netherlands | Stamina Records STA 14917", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Netherlands | Rams Horn RHR 3491 A12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1986 | UK | Germain Records DGT7 / Germain Records DGT-712", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | UK | Revolutionary Sounds DG7-1985 / Germain Records DG7-198512", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
22 vinyl pressings of One Dance Won't Do are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1985 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in UK, Germany. One of them is Germain Records DG7-1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DG7-1985, DG-7, 6.14588 AC) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DG 7 - 1985-A (NEW) and DG 7 - 1985-B (NEW). 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.
