UK
1988- Label and catalog number
- Urban URBX 42 DJ
- Format
- 12", Promo
Vinyl pressings
by The Real Roxanne · 1988
Roxanne's On A Roll was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1988, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | UK | Urban URBX 42 DJFirst year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Benelux | Friends Records 190.069-77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Germany | ZYX Records ZYX 6139-1212", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Netherlands | Friends Records 190.069-512" | 12" |
| 1989 | UK & Europe | Urban URBA 42 / Urban 889 643-112", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | US | Select Records FMS 6233412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1989 | US | Select Records FMS6233412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | US | Select Records FMS 6233412", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1989 | UK | Urban URBX 42 / Urban 889 481-112", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | UK | Urban URB 42 / Urban 889 480-77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of Roxanne's On A Roll are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK. One of them is Urban URBX 42 DJ.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use URBX 42 DJ) 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.