Vinyl pressings
by Rick Astley · 1988
She Wants To Dance With Me 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.
39 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 19 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.
PT 42190 A2 SN DSide A runout Variant 1
PT 42190 B1 2Side B runout Variant 1
PT 42190 A2 2 NSSide A runout Variant 2
PT 42190 B1 1 1Side B runout Variant 2
PB 42189 A2 ΛHand etched runout, side A, 'Λ' is stamped, variant 1
PB 42189-B3 ΛHand etched runout, side B, 'Λ' is stamped, variant 1
PB 42189 A2 ΛHand etched runout, side A, 'Λ' is stamped, variant 2
PB 42189 B1 ΛHand etched runout, side B, 'Λ' is stamped, variant 2
PT 42190 A2 NSRunout side A
PT 42190 B1Runout side B
PB 42189 'A' B ƱTOPIA.LONDON.MS.Runout side A
PB 42189,B, A ƱTOPIA.LONDON.MS.Runout side B
PT 42190 A2 2 NSSide A runout etched
PT 42190 B1Side B runout etched
PT 41290 ASide A labels
PT 41290 BSide B labels
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 | Argentina | RCA S-0667First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Australasia | RCA Victor 104962 / PWL Records 104962First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Australasia | RCA Victor TDS 512 / PWL Records TDS 512First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Australasia | RCA Victor TDS 512First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Canada | RCA 8838-7-RFirst year7" | 7" |
| 1988 | Canada | RCA Victor 8839-1-RDFirst year12", Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1988 | Costa Rica | RCA 8055171First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | Ecuador | RCA 823-1011First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | Europe | RCA PB 42189First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | RCA PT 42190First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | France | RCA PB 42189First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Germany | RCA PT 42332First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | Greece | RCA RCLP 4108First year12", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | Ireland | RCA PB 42189First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Japan | RCA RPS-1040First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
41 vinyl pressings of She Wants To Dance With Me are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK, US, Australasia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA PT 42190, released September 12, 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PT 42190, PB 42189, PT 42190 R, PT 41290) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PT 42190 A2 SN D and PT 42190 B1 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.
