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Vinyl pressings

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

by Happy Nation · 1996

10 pressings5 countriesEuro HouseElectronic

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.

How to spot a first pressing of Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

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.

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

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 10 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1990s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1996FranceOn The Beat OTB 2256-6First year12", 45 RPM12", 45 RPM
1996ItalyNext Records NT 069First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM12", 33 ⅓ RPM
1997ItalyD:vision Records DV 19212"12"
1997ItalyD:vision Records DV 19212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Misprint12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Misprint
1998FranceOn The Beat OTB 2410-612"12"
1998GermanyHouse Nation HN 179 / Dance Street DST 70327.512", 33 ⅓ RPM12", 33 ⅓ RPM
1998SpainContainer Records NM7058MX12"12"
1998UKSum Records TSUM612", 33 ⅓ RPM12", 33 ⅓ RPM
1998UKSum Records 12SUM6PX12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo
1998UKSum Records 12sum6P12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo

Tracklist

  1. A1Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Bass Dub)4:50
  2. A2Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Radio Mix)3:47
  3. B1Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (DJ Dub)4:20
  4. B2Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Alternative Mix)4:37
  5. B3Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Happy Mix)4:40

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Girls Just Wanna Have Fun are there?

10 vinyl pressings of Girls Just Wanna Have Fun are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1996 and 1998.

When was Girls Just Wanna Have Fun first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1996, in Italy, France. One of them is Next Records NT 069.

How do I tell if my copy of Girls Just Wanna Have Fun is a first pressing?

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.

How much is Girls Just Wanna Have Fun on vinyl worth?

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.

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