Sweden
1987- Label and catalog number
- Beat Box BBR8174
- Format
- 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo

Vinyl pressings
by Hithouse · 1987
Jack To The Sound Of The Underground was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1987, the album's first year. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Sweden | Beat Box BBR8174First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Australia | Dance Trax DT 12004 / Central Station CSR 12001812", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1988 | Australia | Dance Trax DT 1200412", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Belgium | ARS Records ARS 3721 R / ARS Benelux ARS 3721 R12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1988 | Belgium | ARS Records ARS 372112", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1988 | Belgium | ARS Records ARS 372112", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1988 | Benelux | ARS Benelux 3714 / ARS Records ARS 371412", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1988 | Benelux | ARS Benelux 1714 / ARS Records ARS 17147", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1988 | Benelux | ARS Benelux 1714 / BMC ARS 17147", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Europe | CBS CBS 652990 77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | France | On The Beat OTB 1361-612", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | France | On The Beat OTB 1361-812", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | France | On The Beat OTB 1361-77", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | France | On The Beat OTB 1361-812", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | Germany | CBS CBS 652990 812", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Mexico | Musart MPI 8013712" | 12" |
| 1990 | Mexico | Musart MIP 747", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | Philippines | ToCo International TOCO-2 / ToCo International 145.521-77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1994 | Australia | Pro DJ International PDJ7110V12" | 12" |
| 1994 | Belgium | ARS Productions 740023-212" | 12" |
| 1994 | Belgium | Hithouse Records HIT 6.04312", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1994 | Belgium | ARS Productions 740023-112" | 12" |
| 1994 | Germany | Dance Street DST 1223-1212", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1994 | Germany | Dance Street DST 1223-1212", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1994 | Italy | Dig It Al Mark ALX 12012" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Supreme Records SUPE 1377", Misprint | 7", Misprint |
59 vinyl pressings of Jack To The Sound Of The Underground are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1987 and 1994.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in Sweden. One of them is Beat Box BBR8174.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BBR8174) 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.