Vinyl pressings
by Madonna · 1987
You Can Dance 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.
47 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 29 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.
1 25535 A DMM SRI 1-2 STERLING TjSide A: Etched Variant 1
1 25535 B DMM SRI 4 STERLING TjSide B: Etched Variant 1
1 25535 A DMM SRI 1-1 STERLING TjSide A: Etched Variant 2
1 25535 B DMM SRI 1-1 STERLING TjSide B: Etched Variant 2
△18348 2-1 125535 A DMM SH 1 B-29233-SH1-DMM STERLING TJSide A runout, etched
△18348-X 1 25535 B DMM SH1 B-29234-SH1-DMM STERLING TJ 3-1Side B runout, etched
1 25535 A DMM SH1 B-29233-SH1-DMM STERLING TJ 1-1 ∆18348Runout side A etched
1 25535 B DMM SH1 B-29234-SH1 DMM STERLING TJ ∆18348-XRunout side B etched
1-25535Label side A+B
PRO-A1-2892-SH1 Q B-29600-SHI △18767Side 1
PRO-A2-2892-SH1 Q B-29601-SHI △18767-XSide 2
MX300047 25535-1-1 AUST 1 25535 A DMM INT'L Δ 18479 STERLING45 TJ— 2-2A-side handwritten runouts
MX300048 25535-1-2 AUST 1 ›25535.B DMM INT'L 2 Δ 18479-X STERLING45TJ— 1-3B-side handwritten runouts
MX300047Label - Side A
MX300048Label - Side B
R/S 1-1 Alsdorf 925535-1-A2 <T> DK 1 25535 A DMM INT'L 2 △18479 STERLING *Runout side A, stamped/etched - variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 925535-1-B <T> △18479-X 1-1 1 25535 B DMM INT'L 1 STERLING ² DKRunout side B, stamped/etched - variant 1
R/S 1-1 Alsdorf 925535-1-A2 GB <T> 1 25535 A DMM INT'L 2 △18479 STERLINGRunout side A, stamped/etched - variant 2
GB X R/S Alsdorf 925535-1-B <T> △18479-X 1-1 1 25535 B DMM INT'L 1 STERLINGRunout side B, stamped/etched - variant 2
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 | Argentina | Sire 80700 / Sire 25535First yearLP, Compilation, Mixed | LP, Compilation, Mixed |
| 1987 | Canada | Sire 92 55351First yearLP, Compilation, Mixed | LP, Compilation, Mixed |
| 1987 | Canada | Sire W1-25535LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Partially Mixed · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Partially Mixed · Club edition |
| 1987 | Canada | Sire W1-25535LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Partially Mixed · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Partially Mixed · Club edition |
| 1987 | Canada | Sire 92 55351First yearLP, Compilation, Mixed, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Mixed, Stereo |
| 1987 | Canada | Sire W1-25535LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Partially Mixed · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Partially Mixed · Club edition |
| 1987 | Europe | Sire WX 76 / Sire 925 535-1First yearLP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Mixed · Limited | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Mixed · Limited |
| 1987 | Europe | Sire 9 25535-1 / Sire WX 76First yearLP, Compilation, Mixed, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Mixed, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | SireLP, Compilation, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1987 | Europe | Sire 925 535-1 / Sire WX 76First yearLP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Mixed, Stereo · Limited | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Mixed, Stereo · Limited |
| 1987 | Europe | Sire WX 76 / Sire 925 535-1First yearLP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Mixed · Limited | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Mixed · Limited |
| 1987 | Germany | Sire MADBL / Sire PRO-MAD-1 BLFirst yearLP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Promo, Stereo · Promo, Limited | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Promo, Stereo · Promo, Limited |
| 1987 | Greece | Sire 925 535-1First yearLP, Compilation, Mixed, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Mixed, Stereo |
| 1987 | Greece | Sire 9255351LP, Compilation, Mixed, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Mixed, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1987 | Guatemala | Sire 25535-1First yearLP, Compilation, Mixed | LP, Compilation, Mixed |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | UK | Sire 925 535-PLP, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release, Compilation · Unofficial, Picture disc | LP, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release, Compilation · Unofficial, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | Sire 603497862245 / Sire R1 565848LP, Record Store Day, Compilation, Limited Edition, Mixed, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Record Store Day, Compilation, Limited Edition, Mixed, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Sire R1 565848LP, Record Store Day, Compilation, Limited Edition, Partially Mixed, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Record Store Day, Compilation, Limited Edition, Partially Mixed, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Sire 1-25535, R-134536LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | Kenya | WEA 25535-1LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
68 vinyl pressings of You Can Dance are listed here, from 36 countries, released between 1987 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, Australia, UK & Europe, Venezuela and more. One of them is Sire 1-25535.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1-25535, 9 25535-1, PRO-A-2892, 25535-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1 25535 A DMM SRI 1-2 STERLING Tj and 1 25535 B DMM SRI 4 STERLING Tj. 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.
