Vinyl pressings
by Bananarama · 1988
I Want You Back was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 7 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.
NANX-16-A2 MT 11A-Side runout, etched / stamped, Variant 1
NANX-16-B2 MT 2B-Side runout, etched / stamped, Variant 1
NANX-16-A5 MT -A-Side runout, etched / stamped, Variant 2
NANX-16-B5 MT -B-Side runout, etched / stamped, Variant 2
NANA 16 A // 3∇ 420 R 1 3 3A-side runout, stamped
NANA 16 B // 3∇ 420 R 1 3 2B-side runout, stamped
ZPMSC 11491Side A label
ZPMSC 11499Side B label
NANG+16+A ZPMSC+11491-1 ORLAKEA-Side, Etched
ZPMSC+11533-1 ORLAKEB-Side, Etched
ZPMSC 11491Label A-Side
ZPMSC 11533Label B-Side
NANA 16 A ZPMSC 11512-5U-1-QI-Runout stamped, side A
ZPMSC 11499-5U-1-QI- NANA 16 B-6-1-Q2Runout stamped, side B
NANA 16 A // 3∇ 420 RA-side runout, stamped
NANA 16 B // 3∇ 420 RB-side runout, stamped
NANX-16-A1. MT1. DAMONTLabel side A
NANX-16-B3. MT1. DAMONTLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australia | Liberation Records LS 2007First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Australia | Liberation Records LMD 582First year12", Single, 45 RPM | 12", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Europe | London Records 886 272 7 / London Records NANA 16First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Metronome 886 298-1First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Europe | Metronome 886 298-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Japan | London Records S05P 1106First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Japan | London Records L13P 7148First year12" | 12" |
| 1988 | Japan | London Records S05P 1106First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Netherlands | London Records 8862721 / London Records 886 272-1First year12", 45 RPM, EP | 12", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1988 | Philippines | London Records LDN-35 / London Records 886 272-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Spain | London Records 886 272-1 / London Records 886272-1First year12", 45 RPM, EP | 12", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1988 | Spain | London Records 886272-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | UK | London Records NANX 16First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | UK | London Records NANA 16 / London Records 8862727First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | UK | London Records NANA 16 / London Records 8862727First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
20 vinyl pressings of I Want You Back are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK, Australia, Europe, Japan and more. One of them is London Records NANX 16, released March 28, 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NANX 16, NANA 16, NANG 16, LS 2007) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NANX-16-A2 MT 11 and NANX-16-B2 MT 2. 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.
