Vinyl pressings
by Shirley Lites · 1983
Heat You Up (Melt You Down) 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.
9 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 4 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.
A - 1 ↔ WES - 22155-A - 70553 JANOSSide A runout
✡ A - 1 ↔ WES - 22155-B - 70554Side B runout
WES 22155-AA-Side Label
WES 22155-BB-Side Label
WES-22155-A-70553 A-2 ⟷Side A etchings
WES-22155-B-70554 A-1 ⟷Side B etchings
WES 22155-ASide A label
WES 22155-BSide B label
WEND 121-ASide 1 Label
WEND 121-BSide 2 Label
WENDY̶ 1 A//1 ▽ 420 T JAA-side runout, variant 1
WEND 1 B//1 ▽ 420 TB-side runout, variant 1
WENDY̶ 1 A//1 ▽ 420 T JA 1 3 2A-side runout, variant 2
WEND 1 B//1 ▽ 420 T 11 1B-side runout, variant 2
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 | Germany | Metronome 813 668-1First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Injection Disco Dance Label 234.597First year12" | 12" |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Injection Disco Dance Label 134.611First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Injection Disco Dance Label 134.597First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | West End Records WEND 121 / Arista WEND 121First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | UK | West End Records WEND1First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | West End Records WES 22155First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | West End Records WES 22155First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | West End Records WES DJ 1255First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | West End Records WES 2215512", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | US | West End Records WES 5005 / West End Records WES500512", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Remastered | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2001 | US | West End Records WES 500512", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Remastered | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UK | West End Records WES 2215512", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Remastered | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Remastered |
13 vinyl pressings of Heat You Up (Melt You Down) are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1983 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Germany, Netherlands. One of them is West End Records WES 22155.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WES 22155, WES DJ 1255, WEND 121, WEND1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A - 1 ↔ WES - 22155-A - 70553 JANOS and ✡ A - 1 ↔ WES - 22155-B - 70554. 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.
