Vinyl pressings
by David Bowie · 1983
Let's Dance was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
79 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 36 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.
AML 3029 A - 2 - 1 - 1 NICKZSide 1 runout
AML 3029 B - 1 - 1 - 1 - NICKZSide 2 runout
AML 3029ASide A label
AML 3029BSide B label
AML 3029 A-2-1-1-2 NICKZRunout side A, variant 1
AML 3029 B-3-1-1-x1 NICKZ PENTHOUSERunout side B, variant 1
AML 3029 A-1-1-*-2-2 NICKZRunout side A, variant 2
AML 3029 B-3-1-* 1 3 1 NICKZ PENTHOUSERunout side B, variant 2
AML 3029 A - 3 -1 - 4 - 1 NICKZRunout side A
AML 3029 B - 3 -1 - 3 - NICKZ PENTHOUSERunout side B
AML 3029 A-2-1-4-28 NICKZSide A runout, Var. 1
AML 3029 B-1-1-4-33 NICKZSide B runout, Var. 1
AML 3029 A-2-1-4-31 NICKZSide A runout, Var. 2
AML 3029 B-1-1-4-34 NICKZSide B runout, Var. 2
AML 3029 A-3-1-1Run-out side A, stamped, variant 1
∵ AML 3029 B-2-1-1Run-out side B, stamped, variant 1
NICKZ DAMONTRun-out side A, hand-etched, variant 1
NICKZ PENTHOUSE DAMONTRun-out side B, hand-etched, variant 1
AML 3029 A-2-1-1 NICKZRunout side 1, variant 1
AML 3029 B-1-1-1 NICKZRunout side 2, variant 1
AML 3029 A-2-1-2 NICKZRunout side 1, variant 2
AML 3029 B-1-1-3 NICKZRunout side 2, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Argentina | EMI America 8155First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Argentina | EMI America 8155First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Australia | EMI America ST.17093 / EMI America ST-17093First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Australia | EMI America ST.17093 / EMI America ST-17093First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Brazil | EMI America 31C 064 400165First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | EMI America SO 17093 / EMI America SO-17093First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Canada | EMI America SO-517093LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Canada | EMI America SO 517093LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Canada | EMI America SO-517093 / EMI America SO 517093LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Canada | EMI America SO-17093First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | EMI America SO 517093 / EMI America SO-517093LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Colombia | EMI 11952First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Ecuador | EMI America 309-0052First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Ecuador | EMI America 309-0052First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Europe | EMI America 46787 8 / EMI America 46 787 8LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Worldwide | Parlophone DB 83881 / Parlophone 0190295692735LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Chile | Parlophone DB 83891 / Parlophone 9029-56927-3LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2020 | UK | Parlophone 0190295692735 / Parlophone DB 83881LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Argentina | Parlophone DB 83881 / Plaza Independencia Música DB 83881LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Parlophone DB 83881 / Parlophone 0190295692735LP, Album, Remastered, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Remastered, Repress, Stereo |
| 2026 | Chile | Parlophone DB 83881 / Música & Marketing Chile Ltda. DB 83881LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2026 | UK | Parlophone DB 83881 / Parlophone 0190295692735LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Poland | Polpress 013Flexi-disc, 4", Single Sided, Card Backed, Numbered, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Numbered | Flexi-disc, 4", Single Sided, Card Backed, Numbered, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Numbered |
| ? | South Korea | High Stereo Light 636LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Spain | EMI America 10C 072-400165 / EMI America 10C 072-400.165LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Taiwan | 佳佳唱片 JKA-8141LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | Taiwan | MJ HITS-7056LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Taiwan | 細胞 HITS-7056LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | EMI America AML 3029 / EMI America 0C 062-400 165LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | EMI America AML 3029 / EMI America 0C 062-400 165LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
116 vinyl pressings of Let's Dance are listed here, from 41 countries, released between 1983 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, US, Australia & New Zealand, New Zealand and more. One of them is EMI America AML 3029, released April 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AML 3029, SO-17093, SJ-17093, ST.17093) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AML 3029 A - 2 - 1 - 1 NICKZ and AML 3029 B - 1 - 1 - 1 - NICKZ. 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.
