Vinyl pressings
by Carl Douglas · 1974
Dance The Kung Fu was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 19 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.
M.P.P.V 45PY 12024A1Runout side A, variant 1
M.P.P.V X 45PY 12024B1Runout side B, variant 1
M.P.P.V 45PY 12024A1Runout side A, variant 2
M.P.P.V 45PY 12024B1Runout side B, variant 2
7N 45418 A-1△GStamped run-out, A-side
7N 45418 B-1△GStamped run-out, B-side
†7N 45478-A†Label A-side
†7N 45478-B†Label B-side
7N 45418 A-1△G ERunout A-side stamped
7N 45418 B-1△G bRunout B-side stamped
†7N 45418-A†Label A-side
†7N 45418-B†Label B-side
M-2168-AS AZ SSSSide A Etching
M-2168-BS 1B AZ [Flower] SSide B Etching
M-2168-AS 1B AZ ❀ SSRunout side A, etched
M-2168-BS 1A AZ ❀ SSRunout side B, etched
M-2168-ASLabel side A
M-2168-BSLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Austria | Pye Records 13 695 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Barbados | Pye Records 7N 45418First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Denmark | Pye Records 7N 45418 / Pye Records 7N 4541 8First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | France | Pye Records 45 PY. 12024 / Pye Records 45. PY. 12024First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Pye Records 13 695 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | India | Stateside 7N 45418First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Ireland | Pye Records 7N 45418First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Kenya | Pye Records 7N 45418First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Pye Records 7N 45418 / Pye Records 7N-45418First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Pye Records 7N-45418First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Dawn DNS 5004First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Norway | Pye Records 7N 45 418 / Pye Records 7N 45.418First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Panama | Pye Records PYE-31First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Portugal | Pye Records 7N45418GFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Portugal | Pye Records 7N45418GFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Lebanon | Pye Records 7N 45418 / Pye Records PM 1537", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
36 vinyl pressings of Dance The Kung Fu are listed here, from 26 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in France, UK, US, Canada and more. One of them is Pye Records 45 PY. 12024.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45 PY. 12024, 7N 45418, TC-2168, 45418) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M.P.P.V 45PY 12024A1 and M.P.P.V X 45PY 12024B1. 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.
