Vinyl pressings
by Robin S. · 1993
I Want To Thank You was first pressed on vinyl in 1993. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1993, 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.
ST-DM-39829-69830-1 HFM cgA side runout etched
ST-DM-69831-69832-1B side runout etched
[SRC logo]A & B side runouts machine stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | US | Big Beat 0-10148 / Atlantic 0-10148First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1993 | US | Atlantic DMD 2075 / Big Beat 0-10148First year12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1993 | US | Big Beat DMD 207512", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1993 | US | Atlantic DMD 2075 / Big Beat 0-1014812", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1994 | France | Feel The Rhythm FTR 3829-612", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1994 | Germany | Big Bubbles 74321 20017 112", Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1994 | Italy | D:vision Records DV 05912", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1994 | Netherlands | Rhythm Records RHYTHM 032-512", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1994 | Spain | Arcade 32 0039 1 / Arcade 320039 112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1994 | UK | Champion CHAMP 12 310 / Champion CHAMP 12.31012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1994 | UK | Champion CHAMP 3107", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1994 | UK | Champion CHAMP 12.31012" | 12" |
12 vinyl pressings of I Want To Thank You are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1993 and 1994.
The earliest pressings are from 1993, in US. One of them is Big Beat 0-10148.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0-10148, DMD 2075) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-DM-39829-69830-1 HFM cg and ST-DM-69831-69832-1. 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.
