Vinyl pressings
by Brides Of Funkenstein · 1978
Disco To Go / When You're Gone was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ST-A-35251 RE-1 S AZ 1-1 ST-A-35251-8 SRCA-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
1-1 SRC ST-A-35252-2 AZB-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
ST-A-35251-Re-1 6 AZ 1-1 ST-A-35251-7A-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
ST-A-35252-1 SP AZ 1-1B-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
ST-A-35251 MO
ST-A-35252 MO
ST-A 35251- 9-1-1 ST-A-35251-Re-1 2 AZ PRCSide A, runout
ST-A 35252- 4-1-1 AZ PRCSide B, runout
ST-A-35251 RISide A, label
ST-A-35252 RISide B, label
ST-DSKO-35621-1 AZ (PR)A-side Runout
ST-DSKO-35621-1 AZ (PR)B-side Runout
ST-DSKO-35621-PRA-side label
ST-DSKO-35626-PRB-side label
A-35251 SP MONOSide A - label
ST-A-35251 SP STEREOSide B - label
A-35251 RIMono side label
ST-A-35251 RIStereo side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3498First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Japan | Atlantic P-368AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic DSKO 129First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic 3498First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic 3498First year7", Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic 3498First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic 3498First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic 3498First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic 3498First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1978 | Japan | Atlantic P-368AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of Disco To Go / When You're Gone are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Japan, Canada. One of them is Atlantic 3498.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3498, DSKO 129, P-368A, AT 3498) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-35251 RE-1 S AZ 1-1 ST-A-35251-8 SRC and 1-1 SRC ST-A-35252-2 AZ. 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.
