Vinyl pressings
by Galaxy · 1983
Dancing Tight 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.
33 pressings came out in 1983, 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.
12 ENY 501 A-2U-1-1Side A runout groove machine stamped - Variant 1
12 ENY 501 B-2U-1-2-21Side B runout groove machine stamped - Variant 1
12 ENY 501 A-2U-1-3-3Side A runout groove machine stamped - Variant 2
12 ENY 501 B-2U-1-2-13Side B runout groove machine stamped - Variant 2
ENY 501 A-3 U-1-1-3 GRAEME THANKS MUM+DADSide A runout, variant 1.
ENY 501 B-2 U-1-1-5Side B runout, variant 1
ENY 501 A-3 U-1-3 ⇁2 GRAEME THANKS MUM+ DADSide A runout, variant 2
ENY 501 B-2 U-1-1-24Side B runout, variant 2
12 ENY 501 A-2U-1-3-1 2 NILZ THANKS MUM AND DADRunout side A
12 ENY 501 B-2U-1-2-2-Runout side B
12 ENY 501 A-2U-1-1⇀ 2 0 NICKZ THANKS MUM AND DADA side runout, variant 1
12 ENY 501 B-2U-1-2⇀ 4B side runout, variant 1
12 ENY 501 A-2U-1-2⇀ 2 3 NICKZ THANKS MUM AND DADA side runout, variant 2
12 ENY 501 B-2U-1-1⇀ 2 5B side runout, variant 2
NICKZ THANKS MUM AND DADEtched, A side runout
12 ENY 501 A-2U-1-1-Stamped, A side runout
12 ENY 501 B-2U-1-2-Stamped, B side runout
12ENY 501-AA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | Island Records X 12030First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1983 | Australia | Island Records K-9123First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | Island Records 79 98720First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | Island Records 79 98737First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Canada | Island Records 79 98737First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Europe | Island Records 600 846 / Island Records 600.846First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | Island Records 105 374-100 / Ensign 105 374-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | France | Ensign 812 648-1 / Island Records 812 648-1First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Ireland | Ensign ENY 501First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Italy | Ensign ENY 501First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Mexico | Island Records SL-7092First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Mexico | Island Records S-850First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | New Zealand | Island Records K 9123First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Philippines | Island Records IS-88-8017 / Island Records ENY 501First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Portugal | Ensign 105 374First year7", Single | 7", Single |
34 vinyl pressings of Dancing Tight are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1983 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Ensign 12ENY 501, released April 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 12ENY 501, ENY 501, 0-99872, 7-99873) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 12 ENY 501 A-2U-1-1 and 12 ENY 501 B-2U-1-2-21. 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.
