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Dance In The Moonlight...

by Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians · 1958

10 pressings2 countriesVocalEasy ListeningBig BandJazz

Dance In The Moonlight... was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Dance In The Moonlight...

7 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 2 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.

US

1958
Label and catalog number
Vocalion VL 73605
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

7 11007 2 2Side A runout - stamped

7 11007 2 2Side B runout - stamped

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US

1958
Label and catalog number
Vocalion VL 3605
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Pinckneyville pressing
Runout / matrix

MG6352T3 2Stamped side A

MG6352T9 2Stamped side B

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US

1958
Label and catalog number
Vocalion VL 3605
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Pinckneyville pressing
Runout / matrix

MG6352T5Stamped side A

MG6353T12Stamped side B

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Canada

1958
Label and catalog number
Vocalion VL 7-3605
Format
LP, Stereo
Runout / matrix

7 6352 3Runout side A

7 6353 1Runout side B

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Canada

1958
Label and catalog number
Vocalion VL 3605
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

MG 6352Label Side A

MG 6353Label Side B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 10 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1958CanadaVocalion VL 7-3605First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1958CanadaVocalion VL 3605First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1958CanadaVocalion VL 3605First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1958USVocalion VL 3605First yearLPLP
1958USVocalion VL 73605First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1958USVocalion VL 3605First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958USVocalion VL 3605First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1970s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1973USVocalion VL 73605 / Vocalion VL7- 3508LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaVocalion VL 73605LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?USVocalion VL 73605LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Lazybones
  2. A2All My Love
  3. A3Stormy Weather
  4. A4The Trolley Song
  5. A5I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder
  6. B1Swinging On A Star
  7. B2June In January
  8. B3The Gypsy
  9. B4Always
  10. B5Home On The Range

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Dance In The Moonlight... are there?

10 vinyl pressings of Dance In The Moonlight... are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1958 and 1973.

When was Dance In The Moonlight... first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, Canada. One of them is Vocalion VL 3605.

How do I tell if my copy of Dance In The Moonlight... is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VL 3605, VL 73605, VL 7-3605) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Dance In The Moonlight... on vinyl worth?

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.

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