UK
1987- Label and catalog number
- Record Shack Records SOHOT 74
- Format
- 12"

Vinyl pressings
by Sadie Nine · 1987
Let's Work It Out was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 11 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.
ST-DM-51509-1 SRC 1-1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Runout A side
ST-DM-51510-51511-1 SRC 1-1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Runout B side
ST-DM-51509-SPLabel A side
ST-DM-51510/51511-SPLabel B side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australia | Priority TDS 418First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1987 | Canada | Matra MM-027First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1987 | France | Carrere 8745First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | France | Carrere 14.204First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Germany | House Music 6.20729First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | Germany | House Music 6.14804First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Germany | House Music 6.14804 ACFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Italy | Panarecord PDM 12009First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Italy | Panarecord PDN 45009First year7" | 7" |
| 1987 | Netherlands | Injection Disco Dance Label 234.790First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | South Africa | Gresham Records DGS 465First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1987 | Spain | D.J. Connection DJ-A1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1987 | Sweden | Beat Box BB 7126First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1987 | Sweden | Beat Box BB 8126First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | UK | Record Shack Records SOHOT 74First year12" | 12" |
23 vinyl pressings of Let's Work It Out are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Record Shack Records SOHOT 74.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SOHOT 74, SOHO 74, 0-96774, DMD 1035) 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.