Vinyl pressings
by The Real Roxanne · 1986
Bang Zoom! (Let's Go-Go) was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1986, 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.
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE Jr :v) A-1 ᐉ FMS-62261-AA-Side Runout Etching
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE Jr :v) A-2 ᐉ FMS-62261-BB-Side Runout Etching
COOLX 124 A//1▽420P 1 1 3Stamped Runout, Side A
COOLX 124 B//1▽420P 1 1 3Stamped Runout, Side AA
COOLX 124-ASide A label
COOLX 124-BSide B label
COOL 124 A // 3∇420 V 1 BAZZARunout Side A
COOL 124 B // 3∇4 20V 1 4Runout Side AA
COOLR 124 A // 1 [inverted triangle] 420 P 1 1 NoelA side runout
COOLR 124 B // 2 [inverted triangle] 420 P 1 1B side runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Europe | Cooltempo 608 450First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Europe | Cooltempo 108 450First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Spain | Cooltempo CHST 3012 / Chrysalis CHST 3012First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1986 | Spain | Cooltempo CHST 3012 / Chrysalis CHST 3012First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Spain | Cooltempo CHS 3012 / Chrysalis CHS 3012First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | UK | Cooltempo COOLX 124First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | UK | Cooltempo COOL 124First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | UK | Cooltempo COOLR 124 / Cooltempo COOLX 124First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | UK | Cooltempo COOL 124First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox |
| 1986 | US | Select Records FMS 62269First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Select Records FMS 6226912", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | US | Select Records FMS 62269First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | UK | Cooltempo COOLX 124First year12", 45 RPM, Advance | 12", 45 RPM, Advance |
13 vinyl pressings of Bang Zoom! (Let's Go-Go) are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Europe, Spain. One of them is Select Records FMS 62269.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FMS 62269, COOLX 124, COOL 124, COOLR 124) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE Jr :v) A-1 ᐉ FMS-62261-A and MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE Jr :v) A-2 ᐉ FMS-62261-B. 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.
