Netherlands
1992- Label and catalog number
- BITE Records 146.241-5
- Format
- 12"
Vinyl pressings
by Flip Da Scrip · 1992
Throw Your Hands In The Air was first pressed on vinyl in 1992. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1992, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Netherlands | BITE Records 146.241-5First year12" | 12" |
| 1992 | Philippines | Dyna Products, Inc. 2380First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1995 | France | CNR Music 300389 612" | 12" |
| 1995 | France | CNR Music 2001803 / Pass Da 40 Records 200180312" | 12" |
| 1995 | Germany | Nightown Records NTR 00212", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1995 | Germany | Arcade 880042112" | 12" |
| 1995 | Germany | Nightown Records NTR 00112", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1995 | Germany | Arcade 8800512 / Nightown Records 880051212" | 12" |
| 1995 | Netherlands | CNR Music 200180312" | 12" |
| 1995 | UK | CNR Music 084312", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Throw Your Hands In The Air are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1992 and 1995.
The earliest pressings are from 1992, in Netherlands, Philippines. One of them is BITE Records 146.241-5.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 146.241-5, 2380) 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.