Vinyl pressings
by Crown Heights Affair · 1979
Dance Lady Dance 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.
15 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 10 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.
ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. [stamped clockwise text] DSK-9512-PRCA2-1-11 [etched counter clockwise text]Runout, side A
ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. [stamped clockwise text] DSK-9512 B-PRC1 1-11 [etched counter clockwise text]Runout, side B
DSR-9512 AMatrix. label side A
DSR-9512 BMatrix. label side B
ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. A-3 ⊂◯⊃ DSK-9512A-K5Runout side A
ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. AL- ⊂◯⊃ DSK 9512-B-K6Runout side B
DSR-9512 ALabel side A
DSR-9512 BLabel side B
DSK-9512 A-PRC 4-1 [ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. [stamped]]A Side Runout Etching
DSK-9512-B-PRC 3-1 [ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. [stamped]]B Side Runout Etching
DSR-9512 AMatrix. label side A
DSR-9512 BMatrix. label side B
DSK-9512-PRC-A2-1-11 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.A-side runout etching
DSK-9512 B-PRC1-1-11 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.B-side runout etching
DSR-9512 AA-side label
DSR-9512 BB-side label
DSR-9512 PRC A2 1-1Matrix. Side 1
DSR-9512 B PRC 2 1-1Matrix. Side 2
ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. [stamped clockwise text] DSK-9512-PRCA2-1-11 [etched counter clockwise text]Runout, side A
ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. [stamped clockwise text] DSK-9512 B-PRC1 1-11 [etched counter clockwise text]Runout, side B
6372762 1Y//1∇E420 JASide A runout stamped/etched
6372762 2Y//1∇E420 JASide B runout stamped/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 | Belgium | Barclay 940 580First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | De-Lite Records 508594 / Vogue 508594First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Barclay 940.580First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Greece | De-Lite Records V 205First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Mercury 6372 762First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | De-Lite Records VIP-6670First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Mexico | Mercury LPR-19036 / Mercury 6372 762First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Singapore | De-Lite Records DSR-9512First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | South Africa | De-Lite Records LITE(L) 5010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Mercury 6372 762First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | De-Lite Records DSR-9512 / De-Lite Records 6372.762First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | De-Lite Records DSR-9512First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | De-Lite Records DSR-9512First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | De-Lite Records DSR-9512 / De-Lite Records 6372.762First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | De-Lite Records DSR-9512First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Unknown | BMG BMG001LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | UK | BMG MG001LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Turkey | Oscar Music Co. 10.009LP, Album | LP, Album |
19 vinyl pressings of Dance Lady Dance are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1979 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Belgium, France and more. One of them is De-Lite Records DSR-9512.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DSR-9512, 6372 762, 940 580, 508594) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. [stamped clockwise text] DSK-9512-PRCA2-1-11 [etched counter clockwise text] and ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. [stamped clockwise text] DSK-9512 B-PRC1 1-11 [etched counter clockwise text]. 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.
