Vinyl pressings
by Bruce Cockburn · 1979
Dancing In The Dragon's Jaws was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. 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 1979, 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.
TN-37-A DM-1 CUB JAMFSide A, etched, [JAMF stamped] Variant 1
TN-37-B G CUB DM-12 JAMFSide B. etched, [JAMF stamped] Variant 1
TN-37-A-1 CUB DM-5Side A, etched, Variant 2
TN-37-B CUB DM-3Side B, etched, Variant 2
TN-37-A DM-1 CUBSide A, etched
TN-37-B G CUB DM-12Side B. etched
JAMFBoth Sides, stamped
TN-37-A-1 CUB DM-5Variant, Side A, etched
BXL-1-7747-A-1 STERLING I A2 FSide A runout, variant 1
BXL1 7747B 15 I A3 ASide B runout, variant 1
BXL-1-7747-A-1 STERLING 1 A1DDSide A runout, variant 3
BXL1 7747B 1 13LSide A runout, variant 3
7-01-684006-9 A ℗ CW 1 I A 2 BA Side runout
7-01-684006-9 B ℗ CW 1 I A 1 BB Side runout
BXL1-7747 - B 2Side A, etched
BXL1-7747 - A - 1Side B. etched
TN-37-A DM-1 CUBSide A, etched
TN-37-B G CUB DM-12Side B. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | RCA Victor BXL1-7747First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | True North TN 37First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Ricordi International SNIR 25081First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Victor VIP-6688First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | RCA FL 17747First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Millennium BXL1-7747First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Myrrh 7-01-684006-9First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Millennium BXL1-7747First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Gold Castle 171 009-1 / High Romance Music Ltd. 171 009-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Uruguay | Millennium LPUS 282First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | True North TN 37First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | True North TN 37 / ColumbiaLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | RCA Victor BXL1-7747LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | True North APH(T) 5008 (TN-37)LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| 1980 | Germany | RCA Victor XL 17747LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | RCA Victor XL 17747LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Mexico | RCA Victor MILS 4468LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | South Africa | RCA Victor 38-682LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | RCA XL-17747LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Germany | Pläne 88404LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Germany | PläneLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | US | Gold Mountain GM 3276LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | US | Gold Mountain GM 3276LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | US | Gold Mountain GM 3276LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | UK | Revolver Records REVLP 127LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1989 | US | Gold Castle D1-71309LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | True North TN 37 / ColumbiaLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Gold Mountain 171 009 1 / Gold Castle 171 009 1LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Gold Mountain GM 3276 / A&M Records GM 3276LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
29 vinyl pressings of Dancing In The Dragon's Jaws are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1979 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Canada, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is True North TN 37, released August 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TN 37, FL 17747, BXL1-7747, 7-01-684006-9) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TN-37-A DM-1 CUB JAMF and TN-37-B G CUB DM-12 JAMF. 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.
