Vinyl pressings
by Isaac Hayes Movement · 1975
Disco Connection was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
T1 ABCD-923-A ④Side A etched (variant 1)
T1 ABCD-923-B ③ >Side B etched (variant 1)
ABCD-923-A ⑥Side A etched (variant 2)
T1 ABCD-923-A ⑤Side B etched (variant 3)
GOL ABCD-923-A II(circled) > K-1354Side A runout etching
GOL ABCD-923-B 1(circled) > K-1355Side B runout etching
# ABCD-923-ASide A label
# ABCD-923-BSide B label
ABCD-923-A 11(encircled) >M11 K-7354 GOLSide A runout etching
ABCD-923-B 7(encirled) > K-7355 GOLSide B runout etching
ABCD-923-ASide A label
ABCD-923-BSide B label
P ABCD-923-A ⑥ ASide A, etched (except "P" and "A" which are stamped)
ABCD-923-B ⑤ > ASide B, etched (except "A" which is stamped)
ABCD-923-ASide A label
ABCD-923-BSide B label
T1 ABCD-9239-A ③ A14Side A Runout
T1 ABCD-9239-B ③ A11Side B Runout
ABCD-9239-ASide A Label
ABCD-9239-BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Brazil | HBS 6-26-404-012 / ABC Records 6-26-404-012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | HBS 9022-923 / ABC Records 9022-923First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | ABC Records 9022-923First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | ABC Records 68.006 / HBS ABCD 923First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | ABC Records 27 015 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Greece | ABC Records ABCD-923 / HBS ABCD-923First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Philippines | HBS ABC-HBS-1024 / HBS ABCD-923First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5173First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5173 / HBS ABCL 5173First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | HBS ABCD-923 / ABC Records ABCD-923First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | HBS ABCD-923 / ABC Records ABCD-923First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | HBS ABCD-923 / ABC Records ABCD-923First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | HBS ABCD-923 / ABC Records ABCD-923First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | HBS ABCD-923 / ABC Records ABCD-923LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | HBS ABCD-923 / ABC Records ABCD-923First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | MCA Records 0062.745LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
29 vinyl pressings of Disco Connection are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is HBS ABCD-923.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ABCD-923, ABCL 5173, 6-26-404-012, 9022-923) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 ABCD-923-A ④ and T1 ABCD-923-B ③ >. 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.
