UK
1990- Label and catalog number
- Cooltempo COOLXW 224
- Format
- 12", 45 RPM, Promo
Vinyl pressings
by Monie Love · 1990
Ring My Bell was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. 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 1990, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Cooltempo COOLXW 224First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1991 | Australasia | Cooltempo 2577-77", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1991 | Europe | Chrysalis 1C 060-3 23632 612", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1991 | Europe | Cooltempo 1C 006-3 23632 77", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1991 | Italy | Cooltempo 14 323632612", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1991 | Spain | Chrysalis 052 323632612" | 12" |
| 1991 | UK | Cooltempo COOL 2247", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1991 | UK | Cooltempo COOL 2247", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1991 | UK & Europe | Cooltempo COOLX 224 / Chrysalis 323632612", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Cooltempo COOLD01412", White Label | 12", White Label |
10 vinyl pressings of Ring My Bell are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1990 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in UK. One of them is Cooltempo COOLXW 224.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use COOLXW 224) 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.