Vinyl pressings
by Robert Marlow · 1983
I Just Want To Dance was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1983, 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.
7 REST 3 A-3U-1-1- X1Runout side A, variant 1
7 REST 3 B-1U-1-1-9Runout side B, variant 1
7 REST 3 A-3U-1-1-1Runout side A, variant 2
7 REST 3 B-1U-1-1-1 3Runout side B, variant 2
12 REST 3 A-3U-1-1Runout side A variant 1
12 REST 3 B-1U-1-1-1Runout side B variant 1
12 REST 3 A-3U-1-1-10Runout side A variant 2
12 REST 3 B-1U-1-1-9Runout side B variant 2
7 REST 3 A-3U-1-1- X1Runout side A
7 REST 3 B-1U-1-1-9Runout side B
101860 A1Side A
101860 B1Side B
B-0658 A-1 / 83 S IIIRunout Side A, stamped
B-0658 B-1 / 83 S IIIRunout Side B, stamped
B-0658 ALabel Side A
B-0658 BLabel Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | France | Vogue 101860 / Reset Records 101860First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | France | Vogue 311024 / Reset Records 311024First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | Germany | Reset Records INT 113.646First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Germany | Reset Records INT 128.646 / Reset Records 12 Rest 3First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Germany | Intercord INT 128.64612", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | UK | Reset Records 7 REST 3First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | Reset Records 12 REST 3First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | Reset Records 7 REST 3First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | Reset Records 7 REST 37", Single Sided, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 7", Single Sided, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1984 | UK | Reset Records 7 REST 37", Picture Disc, Single · Picture disc | 7", Picture Disc, Single · Picture disc |
10 vinyl pressings of I Just Want To Dance are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, France, Germany. One of them is Reset Records 7 REST 3.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7 REST 3, 12 REST 3, 101860, 311024) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7 REST 3 A-3U-1-1- X1 and 7 REST 3 B-1U-1-1-9. 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.
