US
1976- Label and catalog number
- Dakar Records DK 76919
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Pitman Pressing
- Runout / matrix
p D 134 - 1A 1 4 BA-Side Runout
D 135-1B Sx S I p 1DB-Side Runout
D-134A-Side Label
D-135B-Side Label

Vinyl pressings
by Hamilton Bohannon · 1976
Dance Your Ass Off was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 14 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.
p D 134 - 1A 1 4 BA-Side Runout
D 135-1B Sx S I p 1DB-Side Runout
D-134A-Side Label
D-135B-Side Label
D 134-1A DSide 1 - Variant A
D 135-1A BSide 2 - Variant A
D-134Side 1 label
D-135Side 2 label
DK 76919 D-135̶4A-1 1-1 MASTERDISK G.K. PRCA-side runout
DK 75919 D-135B-1 1-1 MASTERDISK G.K. PRCB-side runout
D-134A-side label
D-135B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Brunswick BRLS-3020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Dakar Records DK 76919 / Brunswick DK 76919First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Brunswick 840.107 / Dakar Records 840.107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | EMI 1C 062-97 822 / EMI Electrola 1C 062-97 822First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Greece | Brunswick BRLS 76919 / Brunswick DK 76919First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | India | Brunswick BRLS 3020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Israel | Dakar Records DK 76919 / Dakar Records ISK. 1148First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | Brunswick BL 754104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Dakar Records GP1046First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | South Africa | Brunswick ML 4054First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | Zafiro ZLB - 2023First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Spain | Brunswick ZLB-2023 / Zafiro ZLB-2.023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Turkey | London Records DK 76919 / London Records 741First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Brunswick BRLS 3020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Dakar Records DK 76919First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Dance Your Ass Off are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Dakar Records DK 76919.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DK 76919, BRLS 3020, BRLS-3020, 840.107) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p D 134 - 1A 1 4 B and D 135-1B Sx S I p 1D. 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.