Vinyl pressings
by Penny Ford · 1985
Dangerous / Change Your Wicked Ways was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 6 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.
FT-49976-A1 JA VRunout side A, etched & stamped
FT·49976·B1 JA 2 VRunout side B, etched & stamped
FT 49976 A‡Label side A
FT 49976 B‡Label side B
FB 49975 A1Side A runout
FB 49975 B1Side B runout
FB 49975 A1 JA BRunout side A
FB 49975 B1 2 1 Λ JARunout side B
FT 49975 ADJSide 1 Label
FT 49975 B1Side 2 Label
TED1-2614-ASSide A Label
TED1-2614-BSSide B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia & New Zealand | Total Experience Records TDS-278First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Barbados | Total Experience Records TES1-2413First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Germany | Total Experience Records FT 49976First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1985 | Germany | Total Experience Records FB 49975First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK | Total Experience Records FB 49975First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK | Total Experience Records FB 49975First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1985 | UK & Europe | Total Experience Records FT 49976First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | Total Experience Records TED1-2614First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1985 | US | Total Experience Records TED1-2614First year12" | 12" |
| 1985 | US | Total Experience Records TES1-2413First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | US | Total Experience Records TES1-2413 DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Total Experience Records 1044317", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
12 vinyl pressings of Dangerous / Change Your Wicked Ways are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in UK & Europe, UK, US, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is Total Experience Records FT 49976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FT 49976, FB 49975, TED1-2614, TES1-2413) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FT-49976-A1 JA V and FT·49976·B1 JA 2 V. 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.
