Europe
1990- Label and catalog number
- CBS Dance Pool 656531 6
- Format
- 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Vinyl pressings
by Culture Beat · 1990
Tell Me That You Wait was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1990, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Europe | CBS Dance Pool 656531 6First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1990 | Europe | CBS Dance Pool 656531 7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1990 | Philippines | Epic QEL45-20219First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1991 | Australia | CBS Records 656531 612", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1991 | Germany | Dance Pool 656531 812", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1991 | Germany | CBS Dance Pool 656531 7 / Dance Pool 656531 77", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1991 | Mexico | CBS PRLP-9550412", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1991 | Philippines | Epic QELEP-18268 / Epic 656531-812", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1991 | Spain | CBS/Sony ARIC 26497", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1991 | Spain | CBS/Sony COL 656531 6 / CBS Dance Pool COL 656531 612", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1991 | UK | Epic 656531 612", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1991 | UK | Epic 656531 812", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1991 | UK | Epic 656531 812", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1991 | US | Epic 49 7376312", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1991 | US | Epic AED 7376312" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label 656531-712" | 12" |
18 vinyl pressings of Tell Me That You Wait are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1990 and 1996.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in Europe, Philippines. One of them is CBS Dance Pool 656531 6.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 656531 6, 656531 7, QEL45-20219) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.