Vinyl pressings
by James Last · 1980
Non Stop Dancing '81 was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 10 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.
2372 050 S1 320 A A 1Runout side A, variant 1
2372 050 S2 320 1 E ARunout side B, variant 1
2372 050 S2 320 2 TRunout side A, variant 2
2372 050 S2 320 N 2Runout side B, variant 2
2372 050 S1 320 A A 1Runout side A, variant 1
2372 050 S2 320 1 E ARunout side B, variant 1
2372 050 S2 320 2 TRunout side A, variant 2
2372 050 S2 320 N 2Runout side B, variant 2
2372050A//1VE420The V is actually a triangle
2372050B//1VE420The V is actually a triangle
2372 050 S1 320 24 V 3A-side runout stamped
2372 050 S 2 320 24 3B-side runout stamped
2372 050 S 1 320 24 V 3
2372 050 S 2 320 24 3
75176-ASide A, etched
75176-BSide B, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Austria | Polydor 2372 050First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Austria | Polydor 2372 050First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Ecuador | Polydor LP-75176First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | France | Polydor 2372 050First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Polydor 2372 050First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Polydor 2372 050First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Italy | Polydor 2372 050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Polydor 2372 050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Polydor 2372 050First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Philippines | Polydor 2372 050First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Portugal | Polydor 2372 050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Polydor 2372 050First yearLP | LP |
| 1981 | Greece | Polydor 2372 050LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Scandinavia | Polydor 2372 050LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | South Africa | Polydor POLY 5523LP, Album | LP, Album |
18 vinyl pressings of Non Stop Dancing '81 are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in Germany, UK, Austria, Ecuador and more. One of them is Polydor 2372 050.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2372 050, LP-75176) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2372 050 S1 320 A A 1 and 2372 050 S2 320 1 E A. 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.
