Vinyl pressings
by Wang Chung · 1986
Everybody Have Fun Tonight 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.
40 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 17 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.
|< R/S Alsdorf 928562 - 7 - ARunout side A, variant 1
|< R/S Alsdorf 928562 - 7 - BRunout side B, variant 1
K R/S Alsdorf 928562 - 7 - A DKRunout side A, variant 2
K R/S Alsdorf 928562 - 7 - BRunout side B, variant 2
R / S Alsdorf 920551-0-A G KRunout side A, variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 920551-0-B BE KRunout side B, variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 920551-0-A BE1 4 KRunout side A, variant 2
R / S Alsdorf 920551-0-B 5 F B̶E̶ ̶ KRunout side B, variant 2
GEF 13-T-A1 ⋀Side A runout
GEF-13 T-B-2 ⋀Side B runout
GEF 13 (T) A*Side A label
GEF 13 (T) B*Side B label
GEF 13 A1Hand-Etched side A
GEF 13Runout stamped side B
B1Hand-Etched side B
SAM 308Runout stamped side C, D
GEF.13.A1 1 >Runout side A, etched
GEF.13.B1 >Runout side B, etched
GEF 13 A*Matrix label side A
GEF 13 B*Matrix label side B
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 | Australia | Geffen Records 7-28562First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Canada | Geffen Records 92 05510First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1986 | Canada | Geffen Records 92 85627First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Canada | Geffen Records 92 85627First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Canada | Geffen Records 92 85627First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Canada | Geffen Records 92 85627First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Ecuador | Geffen Records 45-12" 27500-1First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Europe | Geffen Records 928 562-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Geffen Records 920 551-0First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1986 | France | Geffen Records 928 562-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Greece | Geffen Records 920551-0First year12" | 12" |
| 1986 | Greece | Geffen Records 920551-0First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1986 | Italy | Geffen Records 92 8562-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records PRO-150 / Geffen Records PRO-150First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Panama | Warner Bros. Records 7-28562First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
40 vinyl pressings of Everybody Have Fun Tonight are listed here, from 17 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Europe, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is Geffen Records 928 562-7.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 928 562-7, 920 551-0, GEF 13T, GEF 13F 928 562-7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, |< R/S Alsdorf 928562 - 7 - A and |< R/S Alsdorf 928562 - 7 - 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.
