Vinyl pressings
by Wally Jump Jr & The Criminal Element · 1987
Tighten Up (I Just Can't Stop Dancin') 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.
8 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 3 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.
USA 621 A // 1 ▽420 T 1 1 1 5 JASide A stamped / etched runout (variant 1)
USA 621 B // 1 ▽420 T 1 1Side B stamped runout (variant 1)
USA 621 A // 1 ▽420 T 1 1 9 JASide A stamped / etched runout (variant 2)
USA 621 B // 1 ▽420 T 1 1 9Side B stamped runout (variant 2)
U S A T 6 2 1 A//1▽42 0T 1 1 1 1Side A runout stamped variant 1
U S A T 6 2 1 B//1▽4 2 0 T 1 1 1 0Side B runout stamped variant 1
U S A T 6 2 1 A//1▽42 0T 1 1 3Side A runout stamped variant 2
U S A T 6 2 1 B//1▽4 2 0 T 1 1 1Side B runout stamped variant 2
USA 621 A // 1 ▽420 T 1 1 3 JAStamped runout side A
USA 621 B // 1 ▽420 T 1 1Stamped runout side B
USAT 621A. PAG JA BSide A runout
USAT-621 B.PAG BSide B runout
Herbie Jr. :^) "88" CR12-022-ARunout side A hand-etched
CR12-022-B Herbie Jr. :^)Runout side B hand-etched
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 | Germany | Ariola 609 726First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| 1987 | UK | Breakout USAT 621First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | UK | Breakout USA 621 / A&M Records USA 621First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | Breakout USAT 621First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | UK | Breakout USA 621 / A&M Records USA 621First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, White Label · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1987 | US | Criminal Records CR12-022First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Criminal Records CR12-022First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | UK | A&M Records USA 621 / Breakout USA 621First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Europe | Ariola 109 726 / Dance Records 109 7267", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Germany | BCM Records B.C. 12-2082-4012" | 12" |
| 1988 | Spain | Grind B-MX-110412", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | Spain | Grind PROMO-11047", Promo, Single Sided · Promo | 7", Promo, Single Sided · Promo |
12 vinyl pressings of Tighten Up (I Just Can't Stop Dancin') are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1987 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in UK, US, Germany. One of them is A&M Records USA 621, released November 30, 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use USA 621, USAT 621, CR12-022, 609 726) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, USA 621 A // 1 ▽420 T 1 1 1 5 JA and USA 621 B // 1 ▽420 T 1 1. 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.
