Vinyl pressings
by Bellamy Brothers · 1980
Dancin' Cowboys was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1980, 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.
WBS-49241-XCA-9135-S - JWI 0Runout Side A
WBS-49241-XCA-9140-S - JWI 0Runout Side B
XCA 9135SLabel Side A
XCA 9140SLabel Side B
WBS - 49241 - XCA - 9135 - S - WWI • —◄Side A runout
WBS - 49241 - XCA - 9140 -S - WWI • —◄Side B runout
(XCA 9135S)Side A label
(XCA 9140S)Side B label
✲✲ WBS-49241-XCA-9135-S-LW1- 1A-Side Runout
WBS-49241-XCA-9140-S-LW1- 1 ✲✲B-Side Runout
XCA 9135SA-Side Label
XCA 9140SB-Side Label
STRAWBERRY K17573 A-1Runout side A
STRAWBERRY K17573 B-1Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Unknown | Warner Bros. Records K 17573First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Austria | Warner Bros. Records WB 17 573 / Curb Records WB 17 573First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Curb Records WBS 49241First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Canada | Curb Records WBS 49241First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 17 573 / Curb Records WB 17 573First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 17 573 / Curb Records WB 17 573First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49241First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17573First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS49241 / Curb Records WBS49241First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS49241 / Curb Records WBS49241First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49241 / Curb Records WBS 49241First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS49241 / Curb Records WBS49241First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 17.573 / Warner Bros. Records WB.17.573First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WBS 492417", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of Dancin' Cowboys are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Netherlands, Austria and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WBS49241.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WBS49241, WBS 49241, K 17573, WB 17.573) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WBS-49241-XCA-9135-S - JWI 0 and WBS-49241-XCA-9140-S - JWI 0. 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.
