Vinyl pressings
by Bucks Fizz · 1982
If You Can't Stand The Heat 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.
18 pressings came out in 1982, 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.
RCA 300 A-2U-1-1-9 TOWN HOUSEStamped Runout, Side A (Var.1)
RCA 300 B-1U-1-2-4 TOWN HOUSEStamped Runout, Side B (Var. 1)
RCA 300 A-2U-1-4-1 J TOWN HOUSEStamped Runout, Side A (Var.2)
RCA 300 B-1U-1-1-C TOWN HOUSEStamped Runout, Side B (Var. 2)
RCAP-300-A ORLAKE TOWN HOUSE
RCAP-300-B ORLAKE TOWN HOUSE
RCA 300 A-2U-1-2-4 TOWN HOUSEA-side runout, stamped, variant 1
RCA 300 B-1U-1-2-3 TOWN HOUSEB-side runout, stamped, variant 1
RCA 300 A-2U-1-1-21 TOWN HOUSEA-side runout, stamped, variant 2
RCA 300 B-1U-1-1-20 TOWN HOUSEB-side runout, stamped, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | RCA Victor 104079 / RCA Victor 104079First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Belgium | RCA Victor PB 68020 / RCA PB 68020First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Canada | RCA PB-50715First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | France | RCA Victor PB 68020First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Germany | RCA Victor PB 68020 / RCA PB 68020First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | RCA PC 68028First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Ireland | RCA RCA 300First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Italy | RCA PB 68020First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Spain | RCA PB 68020First year7" | 7" |
| 1982 | Spain | RCA PB 68020First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | UK | RCA RCA 300 / RCA PB 68020First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | UK | RCA RCAT 300First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | UK | RCA RCA P 300 / RCA PB 68020First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc · Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1982 | UK | RCA RCA P 300 / RCA PB 68020First year7", Single, Picture Disc · Picture disc | 7", Single, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1982 | UK | RCA RCA 300 / RCA PB 68020First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | RCA PB 680207", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | Zimbabwe | RCA Victor TRS 4407", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
23 vinyl pressings of If You Can't Stand The Heat are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1982 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, Netherlands, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is RCA RCA 300.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RCA 300, RCAT 300, RCA P 300, 104079) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RCA 300 A-2U-1-1-9 TOWN HOUSE and RCA 300 B-1U-1-2-4 TOWN HOUSE. 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.
