Vinyl pressings
by Hamilton Bohannon · 1981
Let's Start II Dance Again was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 8 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.
| T 4w9-02449-A-RE-2-|Runout side A, hand-etched
4w9-02449-B5 XRunout side B, hand-etched
4w9 - 02449- A-RE-1 2Runout side A, hand-etched, variant 2
4w9-02449-B-XRunout side B, hand-etched, variant 2
WS9-02573-A XRunout A-side etched
WS9-02573-B XRunout B-side etched
WS9 02573 ASLabel side-A
WS9 02573 BSLabel side-B
p 4W9-G2449-A-RE-2 AEtched Side A
p 4W9-02 449-B-X CEtched 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Canada | Unidisc UNI-1058First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1981 | Canada | Unidisc UNI-1058First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1981 | Canada | Unidisc UNI-1058First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1981 | Canada | Unidisc UN-142First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | France | Jonathan 2810 940First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1981 | France | Jonathan 2097 895First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | France | Jonathan 2810 940First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Germany | Metronome 0930.047First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Germany | Metronome 0030.462First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Italy | Atlas Records AT 121First year7" | 7" |
| 1981 | Italy | Atlas Records ATMA 001First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Italy | Atlas Records AT 1217", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Friends Records FR 12012 / Friends Records FRS 12012First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Friends Records FRS 012First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | London Records HLX 10582First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Canada | Unidisc SPEC-187212", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Unidisc SPEC-125812", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
43 vinyl pressings of Let's Start II Dance Again are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1981 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Phase II Records Ltd. 4W9 02449.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4W9 02449, WS9 02573, WS9 2573, AE7 1282) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, | T 4w9-02449-A-RE-2-| and 4w9-02449-B5 X. 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.
