Vinyl pressings
by Disco Tex & His Sex-O-Lettes · 1974
Get Dancin' was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 12 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.
CH·3004·ASA side deadwax - etched. Variant 1
CH·3004·BS XB side deadwax - etched. Variant 1
CH·3004·ASA side deadwax - etched. Variant 2
CH·3004·BSB side deadwax - etched. Variant 2
CH-3004-AS ② (MR) [Artisan Logo] △95533Side A, etched
CH-3004-BS ②(MR) [Aritisan Logo] △95533-XSide B, etched
(CH-3004-AS)Side A, label
(CH-3004-BS)Side B, label
CH-3004-AS-2 TIIRunout - Side A
CH-3004-BS-2 TIIIRunout - Side B
(CH 3004 AS)Label - Side A
(CH 3004 BS)Label - Side B
Ƨ [in circle] CH3004-AS KENDUN A 1-8-75 ②Side A
4-1234 CH3004-B KENDUN 1-8-75 ③Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | Chelsea Records CH 3004XFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Canada | Golden Treasures CHGT 170X / Chelsea Records CHGT 170XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | France | Chelsea Records 2005 013First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | France | Chelsea Records 2005 013First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Chelsea Records 2005 013First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Ireland | Polydor 2005 013First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Italy | Chelsea Records 2005 013First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1974 | Jamaica | Chelsea Records CH 3004First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Japan | Chelsea Records DW 1088First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Chelsea Records 2005 013First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Chelsea Records 2005 013First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Spain | Chelsea Records 20 05 013First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | Chelsea Records CH-3004-DJFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Chelsea Records CH-3004First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | Chelsea Records CH 2004First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
35 vinyl pressings of Get Dancin' are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Chelsea Records CH 3004, released November 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CH 3004, CH-3004, CH 2004, CH-3004-DJ) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CH·3004·AS and CH·3004·BS X. 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.
