Vinyl pressings
by El Coco · 1978
Dancing In Paradise was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 9 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.
068-6044-A S-6076Side I runout
068-6044-B S-6077Side II runout
(068-6044-A) S-6076Side I label
(068-6044-B) S-6077Side II label
068- 6044-AA side etched
068 - 6044-BB side etched
068-6044-ALabel Side A
068-6044-BLabel Side B
068-6044-A S-6076Runout, Side I, etched
068-6044-B S-6077Runout, Side II, etched
(068-6044-A) S-6076Label, Side I
(068-6044-B) S-6077Label, Side II
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Argentina | Interdisc slin3024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | RCA Victor VPL1-4108First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | Top Tape TT-166First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | AVI Records AVI 6044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Derby DBR 20095First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Pye International NSPL 28268First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Pye Records NSPL 28268LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1978 | US | AVI Records AVI-6044 / AVI Records AVI 6044First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | AVI Records AVI-6044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | AVI Records AVDJ-6044First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | AVI Records AVI-6044 / AVI Records AVI 6044LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | US | AVI Records AVI-6044 / AVI Records AVDJ-6044First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | AVI Records AVI-6044 / AVI Records AVI 6044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | AVI Records AVI-6044 / AVI Records AVI-6044First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | France | Vogue AVSE.5513First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
16 vinyl pressings of Dancing In Paradise are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, France, Mexico and more. One of them is AVI Records AVI-6044.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AVI-6044, AVDJ-6044, NSPL 28268, AVSE.5513) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 068-6044-A S-6076 and 068-6044-B S-6077. 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.
