Vinyl pressings
by Chubby Checker · 1961
Dance The Mess Around was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1961, 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.
DM Parkway P822M AudioMatrix #732A-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
DM Parkway P 822 G AudioMatrix FB-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
DM Parkway P822M AudioMatrixA-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
DM Parkway P 822 G AudioMatrix FB-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
△ 38771 Parkway P 8229 G AudioMatrixA-side runout
△ 38771 X Parkway P822M AudioMatrixB-side runout
P-822-MA-side label
P-822-GB-side label
Parkway P822M AudioMatrix ∆38771XA-Side Runout Etching
Parkway P 822 G AudioMatrix F ∆38771B-Side Runout Etching
P-822-MA-Side Label
P-822-GB-Side Label
ARP Parkway P822M AudioMatrixA-Side Runout
Parkway P 822 G AudioMatrix ARPB-Side Runout
P-822-MA-Side Label
P-822-GB-Side Label
Parkway P822G AudioMatrix △38771A-Side Stamped & etched
Parkway P 822M AudioMatrix △38771-XB-Side Stamped & etched
P-822-MA-Side Label
P-822-GB-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Canada | Reo 8565XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Canada | Reo 8565XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Finland | Columbia 45-DYC 1064First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Italy | Galleria Del Corso SE 525First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4652First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4652First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1961 | US | Parkway P-822First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Parkway P-822First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1961 | US | Parkway P-822First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1961 | US | Parkway P-822First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Parkway P-822First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Parkway P-822First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1961 | Germany | Columbia C 21 825 / Columbia 45 - DW 5887First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Australia | Columbia DO-4214First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | Continental Records PD.7-84857", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
15 vinyl pressings of Dance The Mess Around are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, UK, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Parkway P-822.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use P-822, 45-DB 4652, C 21 825, DO-4214) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DM Parkway P822M AudioMatrix #732 and DM Parkway P 822 G AudioMatrix F. 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.
