Italy
1996- Label and catalog number
- Next Records NT 069
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
- Runout / matrix
NT•69•ASide A runout
NT•69•BSide B runout
Vinyl pressings
by Happy Nation · 1996
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun was first pressed on vinyl in 1996. 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 1996, 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.
NT•69•ASide A runout
NT•69•BSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | France | On The Beat OTB 2256-6First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1996 | Italy | Next Records NT 069First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1997 | Italy | D:vision Records DV 19212" | 12" |
| 1997 | Italy | D:vision Records DV 19212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Misprint | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Misprint |
| 1998 | France | On The Beat OTB 2410-612" | 12" |
| 1998 | Germany | House Nation HN 179 / Dance Street DST 70327.512", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1998 | Spain | Container Records NM7058MX12" | 12" |
| 1998 | UK | Sum Records TSUM612", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1998 | UK | Sum Records 12SUM6PX12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1998 | UK | Sum Records 12sum6P12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
10 vinyl pressings of Girls Just Wanna Have Fun are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1996 and 1998.
The earliest pressings are from 1996, in Italy, France. One of them is Next Records NT 069.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NT 069, OTB 2256-6) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NT•69•A and NT•69•B. 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.