Vinyl pressings
by Donna Summer · 1979
Dim All The Lights 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.
39 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 17 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.
NB-2201-AS B-1 AzA-side runout etching, variant 1
NB-2201-BS B-1 AzB-side runout etching, variant 1
NB-2201-AS B-3 AzA-side runout etching, variant 2
NB-2201-BS B-2 AzB-side runout etching, variant 2
NB 2201 AS
NB 2201 BS
NB-2201-AS PRC-E-/-1-1 Z
NB-2201-BS PRC-E-3-1-1 Z
NB 2201-AS ( NB 2000-AS [stricken]) AZ JRunout side A, variant 1
NB-2201-BS CP-3 ZRunout side B, variant 1
NB 2201-AS N̶B̶ 2̶0̶0̶0̶-̶A̶S̶ Az JRunout side A, variant 2
NB-2201-BS CP-3 AZRunout side B, variant 2
TI NB-2201-AS TH-1 AZSide A, etched
TI NB-2201-BS TH-1 AZSide B, etched
NB 2201 ASSide A, label
NB 2201 BSSide B, label
NB 2201 ASA side label
NB 2201 BSB side label
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 | Australia | Casablanca DS 12052First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1979 | Australia | Casablanca NB 2201First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Belgium | Philips 6175 020First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Canada | Casablanca NB 2201First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Casablanca NB 2201First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Chile | Casablanca SCAS - 9028First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Casablanca 45. CB. 1224 / Casablanca 45 CB 1224First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Germany | Casablanca BZC 4429 / Bellaphon BZC 4429First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Jamaica | Casablanca NB 2201First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Casablanca VIP-2782First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Japan | Casablanca VIP-2782First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Mexico | Casablanca 3017First year12" | 12" |
| 1979 | Mexico | Casablanca 3017First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | Mexico | Casablanca 3017First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | Mexico | Casablanca 3017First year12", Single · Colored vinyl | 12", Single · Colored vinyl |
39 vinyl pressings of Dim All The Lights are listed here, from 17 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Ireland, Germany and more. One of them is Casablanca NB 2201.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NB 2201, NBD 20193 DJ, NB 2201 DJ, CANL 162) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NB-2201-AS B-1 Az and NB-2201-BS B-1 Az. 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.
