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Con Funk ShunShake And Dance With Me

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Shake And Dance With Me

by Con Funk Shun · 1978

10 pressings4 countriesFunkDiscoFunk / Soul

Shake And Dance With Me 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Shake And Dance With Me

10 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 4 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.

US

1978
Label and catalog number
Mercury 74008
Format
7", 45 RPM, Styrene · Terre Haute Pressing
Runout / matrix

T 2-54664-1 CT -L NIX-Runout side A

T 2-53755-1 CT -L NIX- TIIRunout side B

2-54664Label side A

2-53755Label side B

Full details of this pressing

US

1978
Label and catalog number
Mercury 74008
Format
7", 45 RPM · Sound Makers Pressing
Runout / matrix

2-54664-6 L.NIX SMIRunout side A

2-53755-5 L. NIX SMIRunout side B

2-54664Label side A

2--53755Label side B

Full details of this pressing

US

1978
Label and catalog number
Mercury 74008
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single · Santa Maria pressing
Runout / matrix

2-54664-4 -L NIX- SSSA-side Runout Etching

2-53755-1D -L NIX- SSSB-side Runout Etching

2-54664Label Side A

2-53755Label Side B

Full details of this pressing

US

1978
Label and catalog number
Mercury 74008
Format
7", 45 RPM · Sound Makers Pressing
Runout / matrix

p 2-54664 X -BO-Runout side A

p 2-53755 -BO-Runout side B

2-54664Label side A

2--53755Label side B

Full details of this pressing

US

1978
Label and catalog number
Mercury 74008
Format
7", 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

2-54664 A-15 (74008) MASTERDISK G.K.Runout Side A

2-53755 B-12 (74008) MASTERDISK G.K.Runout Side B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 10 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1978JapanMercury SFL 2327First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1978JapanMercury SFL 2327First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1978NetherlandsMercury 6167 726First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1978New ZealandMercury 6167 726First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1978USMercury 74008First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene7", 45 RPM, Styrene
1978USMercury 74008First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1978USMercury 74008First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1978USMercury 74008First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1978USMercury 74008First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1978USMercury 74008First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM

Tracklist

  1. AShake And Dance With Me3:22
  2. BI'll Set You Out O.K.4:10

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Shake And Dance With Me are there?

10 vinyl pressings of Shake And Dance With Me are listed here, from 4 countries.

When was Shake And Dance With Me first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand. One of them is Mercury 74008.

How do I tell if my copy of Shake And Dance With Me is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 74008, SFL 2327, 6167 726) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T 2-54664-1 CT -L NIX- and T 2-53755-1 CT -L NIX- TII. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Shake And Dance With Me on vinyl worth?

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.

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