Vinyl pressings
by Archie Bell & The Drells · 1968
I Can't Stop Dancing was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 10 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.
A-14699-13 AT LWSide A runout, variant 1
A-14627-11 AT LWSide B runout, variant 1
A-14699-13 LW AT WSide A runout, variant 2
A-14627-11 LW AT WSide B runout, variant 2
SRC A-14699- 1 AT LW WRun-out Side A, etched (SRC stamped)
A - 14627 - 1 LW AT SRC WRun-out Side B, etched (SRC stamped)
A-14699 SPA
A-14627 SPB
A-14699 WMA
A-14627 WMB
A-14699- 1 LW AT W BA side runout etched variant 1
B-14627 - 1 LW AT WB side runout etched variant 1
A-14699-3 LW AT W BA side runout etched variant 2
A-14627-2 LW AT WB side runout etched variant 2
A-14699- 3 PRunout A etched; P stamped
A-14627 -3 PRunout B etched; P stamped
A-14699 - 2 LW AT △72092A Runout variant 1
A-14627 - 2 AT △72152 WB Runout variant 1
A-14699 - 22 [circle] LW AT △72092 WA Runout variant 2
A-14627 - 22 [circle] LW AT △72152 WB Runout variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Atlantic AT 2534XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Atlantic ATL. 70.306 / Atlantic Atl. 70.306First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Atlantic AK-2446First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Portugal | Atlantic N 28 - 40First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Spain | Atlantic H 379 / Atlantic H-379First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Sweden | Atlantic ATL. 70.306First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Sweden | Atlantic ATL 70.306First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Atlantic 584217First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic 2534First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic A-2534First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic 45-2534First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic 45-2534First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | Australia | Atlantic AK-2446First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic 45-2534First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic 45-2534First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | ATCO Records ACS 205.0117", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Atlantic DT 10707", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
20 vinyl pressings of I Can't Stop Dancing are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Italy and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-2534, released June 28, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2534, 2534, A-2534, 584217) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-14699-13 AT LW and A-14627-11 AT LW. 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.
