Vinyl pressings
by Dave Grusin · 1980
Mountain Dance was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. 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 1980, the album's first year, in 5 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.
GRP 5010 SA 1-12 HUB STERLING TJSide A etched runout (STERLING stamped)
GRP 5010 SB 1-12 HUB STERLING TJSide B etched runout (STERLING stamped)
GRP 5010 SASide A center label
GRP 5010 SBSide B center label
GL8 8058 SA -1 STERLINGRunout A etched / stamped (Variant 1)
GL8 8058 BA -1 STERLINGRunout B etched / stamped (Variant 1)
GL8 8058 SA -1 STERLING ΛI BRunout A etched / stamped (Variant 2)
GL8 8058 SB -1 STERLING ΛI CRunout B etched / stamped (Variant 2)
KM6130-A1 GRP-5900-SA KM1 STERLING TJRunout side A variant 1
KM-6130-B1 GRP 5900 SB KM1 STERLING TJRunout side B variant 1
GRP 5900 SA KM I + KM + STERLING TJ KM-6130-A1Runout side A variant 2
GRP 5900 SB KMI KM-6130-B1 + KM + + STERLING TJRunout side B variant 2
1S GRP 5010 SA CS1 STERLING TJRunout side A
1S GRP 5010 SB CS1 B6 STERLING TJRunout side B
GRP 5010 SA CS2 C30 STERLING TJ SXT S1Side A
GRP 5010 SB CS1 SXT B14 STERLING TJ S2Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Arista L-37607First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | JVC VIJ-6326First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | JVC VIJ-6326First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | JVC VIJ-6326First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | JVC VIJ-6326First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | South Africa | Arista GRP ASTJ 107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Arista GRP GRP 5010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Arista GRP GRP 5010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Arista GRP GRP 5010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Arista GL8-8058 / Arista GRP GL8-8058First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Arista GRP GRP 5900First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1980 | US | Arista GRP GRP 5010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Arista GRP GRP 5010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Arista GRP GRP 5010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Arista GRP GRP 5010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | GRP 290.008LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | GRP GRP-A-1018LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Philippines | A & W Horizon AWHL-503 (VIJ-6326)LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Switzerland | GRP GRP 91018LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | ARISTA GRP GRP 5010 / Nimbus Records GRP 5010LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
24 vinyl pressings of Mountain Dance are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1980 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia, Japan and more. One of them is Arista GRP GRP 5010.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GRP 5010, GL8-8058, GRP 5900, L-37607) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GRP 5010 SA 1-12 HUB STERLING TJ and GRP 5010 SB 1-12 HUB STERLING TJ. 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.
