Vinyl pressings
by Arthur Brown · 1975
Dance was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 7 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.
XZAL-13688.P-1WSide A, variant 1, stamped
XZAL-13689.P-1WSide B, variant 1, stamped
XZAL-13688.P-1W K 1Side A, variant 2, stamped
XZAL-13689.P-1W U 1Side B, variant 2, stamped
GUS-405S1-HS-2513-1 1-03A♯13 HSide 1
GUS-405S1-HS-2514-2 2-03A♯13 HSide 2
GU6-405S1-HS-2513-1 1-03A♯13Runout side A
GU6-405S1-HS-2514-2 2-03A♯13Runout side B
HS-2513-1Label side A
HS-2513-2Label side B
GU6-405S1-HS-2513-1 1-03B♯12 H̷A side runout etched - H is crossed out
GU6-405S1-HS-2514-2 2-03B♯12 H̷B side runout etched - H is crossed out
HS-2513-1A side label
HS-2513-2B side label
GUS-405S1-HS-2513-1 1-03A♯13 HSide 1
GUS-405S1-HS-2514-2 2-03A♯13 HSide 2
GULP-1008-A fhSide A runout, etched
GULP-1008-B fhSide B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Gull GULP 1008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Gull GU 405V1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Gull 6.22231 AS / Gull 6.22 231 (AS)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Gull 26 585-0 MUFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Gull GUL 1008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Gull GULP 1008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Gull GULP 1008 / Gull GULP.1008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Gull GULP 1008LP, Advance, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Advance, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | Gull GU6-405S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Gull GU6-405S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Gull GU6-405S1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Gull GU6-405S1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Germany | Line Records LILP 4.00002 JLP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | South Korea | Seoul Records SUPR-003 / Gull LICD 9.00002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of Dance are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1975 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Gull GULP 1008.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GULP 1008, GU6-405S1, GU 405V1, 6.22231 AS) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XZAL-13688.P-1W and XZAL-13689.P-1W. 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.
