Vinyl pressings
by Cyndi Lauper · 1983
Girls Just Want To Have Fun was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
38 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 18 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.
P ZSS-171387-1A STERLINGA Side Runout, Variation 1: Etched except STERLING stamped
P ZSS-171388-1B STERLINGB Side Runout, Variation 1: Etched except STERLING stamped
P ZSS-171387-1B STERLINGA Runout variation 2
P ZSS-171388-1A STERLINGB Runout variation 2
GI ZSS-171387-1D STERLINGEtched Side A, except STERLING stamped
GI ZSS-171388-1C STERLINGEtched Side B, except STERLING stamped
ZSS 171387A-side label
ZSS 171388B-side label
P o XSS-171389-1A 5 STERLINGSide A runout
P o XSS-171390-1B C ☆ STERLINGSide B runout
XSS 171389Side A label
XSS 171390Side B label
ZSS-171387-1B STERLING PA and B Runouts Identical
ZSS 171387A and B Labels Identical
TA 3943 A//1▽420 C 1 1 x̶̷x̶̷x̶̷x̶̷Run-out side A, stamped
TA 3943 B//1▽ x̶̷x̶̷ 420 C 1 1 2Run-out side B, stamped
TA 3943 A*Label side A
TA 3943 B*Label side B
PRT A 3943A-side runout variant 1
PRT B 3943B-side runout variant 1
A 3943 A1 DA-side runout variant 2
A 3943 B1 CB-side runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Bolivia | CBS S 30466 / Discos CBS S 30466First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Brazil | Epic 46601First year7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | Canada | Portrait 12EXP 04971First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Canada | Portrait 37 04120First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Canada | Portrait 37 04120First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Colombia | Epic 449320First year12", Single · Colored vinyl | 12", Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1983 | Europe | Portrait PRTA 12-3943 / Portrait PRTA 12.3943First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | Portrait PRTA 3943 / Epic A 3943First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | Portrait PRTA 3943 / Epic A 3943First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | France | Portrait A 3943 / Portrait PRT A 3943First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Germany | Portrait PRT A 3943 / Portrait A 3943First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Germany | Portrait A 3943First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | Hong Kong | Portrait AAP 142First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Ireland | Portrait PRT A 3943First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Italy | Portrait PRT A 4290 / Portrait PRT A 3943First year7", 45 RPM, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Misprint |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | UK | Epic XPR 200312", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label 4R9 00497112", Reissue, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Reissue, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| ? | Philippines | Epic ES-20013 / Epic 37-041207", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
70 vinyl pressings of Girls Just Want To Have Fun are listed here, from 26 countries, released between 1983 and 1993.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Bolivia, Brazil and more. One of them is Portrait 37-04120.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 37-04120, 4R9-04121, TA 3943, A 3943) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P ZSS-171387-1A STERLING and P ZSS-171388-1B STERLING. 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.
