Vinyl pressings
by Samantha Fox · 1987
I Surrender (To The Spirit Of The Night) 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.
28 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 12 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.
✶ FOXY-6-A-2 ✶ 3MT. DAMONT DB.TAPEOne BA-side, runout variant 1
✶ FOXY-6-B-1 ✶ MT. DAMONT DB.TAPEOne TB-side, runout variant 1
✶ FOXY-6-A-2 ✶ 3 MT. DAMONT DB.TAPEOne BA-side, runout variant 2
✶ FOXY-6-B-2 ✶ 3 MT. DAMONT DB.TAPEOne TB-side, runout variant 2
✳ FOXY-6-A-2 ✳ 2 MT. DAMONT DB. TAPE ONE IA side runout, variant 1
✳ FOXY-6-B-2 ✳ 1 MT. DB. TAPE ONE DAMONT BB side runout, variant 1
✳ FOXY-6-A-2 ✳ 3 MT. DAMONT O DB.TAPE ONEA side runout, variant 2
✳ FOXY-6-B-2 ✳ 3 MT. DB.TAPE ONE DAMONT ̶ ̶̷̶O̶̷̶ TB side runout, variant 2
* FOXY-T-6-A-1 * MT. DAMONT DB.TAPEOneSide A runout
FOXY-T-6-B-1 A PPORKY PPRIME CCUT. MT. DAMONTSide B runout
FOXY T 6 ASide A label
FOXY T 6 BSide B label
* FOXY-T-6-A-1 *
* FOXY-T-6-A-1 *
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 | Benelux | Jive 145.333First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Canada | Jive FOXC-1201First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1987 | Canada | Jive FOXC-701First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | France | Jive ZT41510 / Jive ZT 41510First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | France | Jive ZB 41509First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Germany | Jive 6.20788 / Jive 6.20788 AEFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | Germany | Jive 6.14880 / Jive 6.14880 ACFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Germany | Jive 6.14880First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Greece | Jive 4508First year12", Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Greece | Jive 450812", Maxi-Single, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | 12", Maxi-Single, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1987 | Netherlands | Jive 151.259First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Portugal | Jive 514495First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Scandinavia | Jive FOXY 6 / Jive FOXY-6First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Scandinavia | Jive FOXY-6 / Jive FOXY 6First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1987 | Spain | Jive SPBO 51015First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
29 vinyl pressings of I Surrender (To The Spirit Of The Night) are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in UK, Scandinavia, Australia, Japan and more. One of them is Jive FOXY G6, released July 13, 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FOXY G6, FOXY 6, FOXY T 6, Foxy S 6) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ✶ FOXY-6-A-2 ✶ 3MT. DAMONT DB.TAPEOne B and ✶ FOXY-6-B-1 ✶ MT. DAMONT DB.TAPEOne T. 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.
