Vinyl pressings
by Galaxy · 1983
Wait Until Tonight (My Love) 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.
13 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 6 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.
12 ENY 503 A-1-1-2- X1Runout, A-side, stamped, variant 1
THANKS DAVE NIGEL + CHRIS NICKZRunout, A-side, etched, variant 1
12 ENY 503 B-1-1-1 - 7Runout, B-side, stamped, variant 1
TO SUERunout, B-side, etched, variant 1
ENY 503 A-1-1-1⇀11 NICKZ THANKS D+DOOSide A runout
ENY 503 B-1-1-1⇀6 TO SUESide B runout
ENY 503-ASide A label
ENY 503-BSide B label
ENY 503 A-1-1-1 15A Side
ENY 503 B-1-1-1 11B Side
12 ENY 503 - A - DJ MT. 1 BILBO TAPE ONERunout, A-side, etched
12 ENY 503 - B - DJ MT. 1 BILBO TAPE ONERunout, B-side, etched
ST-DM-45291-2Label Side A
ST-DM-45292-2Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Europe | Island Records 600 933 / Island Records 600 933-213First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Europe | Island Records 105 595 / Ensign 105 595First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Ireland | Ensign ENY 503First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Philippines | Island Records IS-88-8018 / Island Records ENY 503First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Portugal | Island Records ENY 503-P / Dacapo ENY 503-PFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | Ensign 12ENY 503First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | Ensign 12ENY503DJFirst year12", 45 RPM, Advance, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Advance, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | UK | Ensign ENY 503First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | Ensign ENY 503First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | US | Island Records 0-96987First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | US | Island Records 7-99836First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Island Records 7-99836First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | Island Records DMD 669First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
13 vinyl pressings of Wait Until Tonight (My Love) are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, US, Europe, Ireland and more. One of them is Ensign 12ENY 503.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 12ENY 503, ENY 503, 12ENY503DJ, 0-96987) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 12 ENY 503 A-1-1-2- X1 and THANKS DAVE NIGEL + CHRIS NICKZ. 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.
