US
1964- Label and catalog number
- Command RS 33-873
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
- Runout / matrix
RS-33-873 A xxA-Side Runout Etching
RS-33-873 B ISSB-Side Runout Etching
RS 33-873-AA-Side Label
RS 33-873-BB-Side Label
Vinyl pressings
by Enoch Light And His Orchestra · 1964
Discotheque: Dance Dance Dance was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 4 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.
RS-33-873 A xxA-Side Runout Etching
RS-33-873 B ISSB-Side Runout Etching
RS 33-873-AA-Side Label
RS 33-873-BB-Side Label
RS-33-873-A 00A-1 1111Runout Side A
RS-33-873-B 1SS 11111 00A-1Runout Side B
RS 33-873-ALabel Side A
RS 33-873-BLabel Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | Command RS 873SD / Command RS 873 SDFirst yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | Canada | Command RS 873SD / Command RS 873 SDFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Canada | Command RS 33-873First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Colombia | Command RS 873SD / Command RS 873 SDFirst yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | Germany | Command 298 037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Command RS 33-873First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Command RS 873SDFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Command RS 873SDFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Australia | Command SNDL-931,509LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | Australia | Command NDL-31,509LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Australia | Command SNDL-931,509LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1965 | Brazil | Musidisc ST-2119 / Command ST-2119LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Brazil | Musidisc HI-FI-2119LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Germany | Command 299 002LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Japan | Command SH 152LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Canada | Command SPC-3639 / Pickwick SPC-3639LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Command SPC-3639 / Pickwick SPC-3939LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Grand Award RS 873 SDLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Universal Record Club SU-803 / Universal Record Club U-803LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Command CLT LP 50002LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Mexico | Command GU 191-075 SLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Taiwan | First Record FL-1261 / First Record FL-S 1261LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Command SMAS-90099 / Command RS 873SDLP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
27 vinyl pressings of Discotheque: Dance Dance Dance are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1964 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Canada, Colombia, Germany. One of them is Command RS 33-873.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RS 33-873, RS 873SD, 298 037) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RS-33-873 A xx and RS-33-873 B ISS. 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.