Vinyl pressings
by Maurice Joshua · 1988
This Is Acid (A New Dance Craze) was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 3 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.
A+M-VE-07②16-A-SP1 1-1Runout A Side Etched
A+M-VE-07②16-AA-SP1 1-2Runout AA Side Etched
(Specialty Records Corporation) [SRC Logo] STERLINGRunout A+AA Stamped
VE-07016-ALabel side A
A&M-V-01416-A-SP1 1-1 STERLING SRCSide A
A&M-V-01416-AA-SP1 1-1 STERLING SRCSide B
A+M-VE-07②16-A-SP1 1-1Runout A Side Etched
A+M-VE-07②16-AA-SP1 1-2Runout AA Side Etched
(Specialty Records Corporation) [SRC Logo] STERLINGRunout A+AA Stamped
VE-07016-ALabel side A
A+M-VE-0 7016- AA-ES1 EMWRunout A Side Etched
A+M-VE-07016 A-ES1 EMWRunout AA Side Etched
STERLINGRunout A+AA Stamped
VE-07016-ALabel side A
A+M- VE - 07016 A - SP1 1-1 STERLING SRCEtchings side A
VE-07016-ALabel side A
VE-07016-AALabel side AA
A+M - VE - 07016-AA- SP1 1-1 STERLING SRCEtchings side AA
USAT 650 A-1 [SNA logo]Runout side A
USAT 650 B-1 [SNA logo]Runout side AA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Canada | Vendetta Records VE-7016First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1988 | US | Vendetta Records VE 7016 / Vendetta Records VE-7016First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Vendetta Records VE-7016First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Vendetta Records VV-1416First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Vendetta Records VE 7016 / Vendetta Records VE-7016First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Vendetta Records VE 7016 / Vendetta Records VE-7016First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Vendetta Records V-014167", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1988 | UK | Breakout USAT 650 / A&M Records USAT 65012", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | UK | Breakout USAT 650 / A&M Records USAT 650First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | Breakout USAT 650 / A&M Records USAT 650First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1989 | France | Watch Out ! 560 176 / Watch Out ! 56017612", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Germany | ZYX Records ZYX 6086-12 / Westside Records ZYX 6086-1212", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | UK | Breakout USA 650 / A&M Records USA 6507", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Belgium | Trax Records TXR 212", Reissue | 12", Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UK | Trax Records TXR212", Reissue, Remastered | 12", Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK | Trax Records TXR212", Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | 12", Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
16 vinyl pressings of This Is Acid (A New Dance Craze) are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1988 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Vendetta Records VE 7016.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VE 7016, VV-1416, VE-7016, USAT 650) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A+M-VE-07②16-A-SP1 1-1 and A+M-VE-07②16-AA-SP1 1-2. 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.
