Vinyl pressings
by Yasmin · 1990
Wanna Dance! was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. 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 1990, 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.
SPS-0000002 08-11905-00-1A-1Runout A side, stamped
SPS-0000002 08-11905-00-1B-1Runout B side, stamped
08-011905-00-1Label A side
08-011905-00-2Label B side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Scandinavia | SoulPower Productions SPS 002First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1991 | Australia | Medley Records X 14077 / Liberation Records X 1407712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1991 | Denmark | SoulPower Productions SPX 00212", Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1991 | Denmark | SoulPower Productions SPX 00212", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1991 | Denmark | SoulPower Productions YM 52112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1991 | Denmark | Not On Label SPLP 00412", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1991 | Europe | Geffen Records GES190227", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1991 | Germany | Geffen Records GET 2166512" | 12" |
| 1991 | UK | Geffen Records WGFSTDJ7 / Geffen Records WGFST712", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1991 | UK | Geffen Records GFST 712" | 12" |
| 1991 | UK | Geffen Records GFS 77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1991 | UK | Geffen Records GFS 77", Single | 7", Single |
| 1991 | US | Geffen Records GEF12-2164912", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1991 | US | Geffen Records PRO-A-423312", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
14 vinyl pressings of Wanna Dance! are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1990 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in Scandinavia. One of them is SoulPower Productions SPS 002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPS 002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SPS-0000002 08-11905-00-1A-1 and SPS-0000002 08-11905-00-1B-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.
