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Swing Your Daddy by Jim Gilstrap, album cover

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Swing Your Daddy

by Jim Gilstrap · 1975

30 pressings15 countriesDiscoFunk / Soul

Swing Your Daddy 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Swing Your Daddy

28 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 15 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

1975
Label and catalog number
Roxbury Records RB-2006
Format
7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo · Monarch Pressing
Runout / matrix

RB 2006-AS (MR) ∆96517 [Artisan Logo]Side A Runout

RB-2006-BS RB 2006-BS (MR) ∆96515 [Artisan Logo]Side B Runout

RB-2006-ASSide A Label

RB-2006-BSSide B Label

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 30 vinyl pressings

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

1970s28 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1975AustraliaChelsea Records 2005 021First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1975BelgiumChelsea Records 2005 021First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1975CanadaRoxbury Records RB 2006XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1975FranceChelsea Records 2005 021First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1975GermanyChelsea Records 2005 021First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1975GermanyChelsea Records 2005 021First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1975GermanyChelsea Records 2005 021First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1975IrelandPolydor 2005 021First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1975ItalyChelsea Records 2005 021First year7", Single7", Single
1975JamaicaChelsea Records RB 2006XFirst year7"7"
1975JamaicaChelsea Records RB 2006XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1975JapanChelsea Records DW1097First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo
1975NetherlandsChelsea Records 2005 021First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1975NetherlandsChelsea Records 2005 021First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1975New ZealandChelsea Records 2005 021First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
All 28 pressings from the 1970s
1980s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980USBeach Classics RB 20067", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1989NetherlandsBR Music BR 45207 / BR Music 452077", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. ASwing Your Daddy2:51
  2. BSwing Your Daddy, Pt. 23:22

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Swing Your Daddy are there?

30 vinyl pressings of Swing Your Daddy are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1975 and 1989.

When was Swing Your Daddy first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Roxbury Records RB-2006.

How do I tell if my copy of Swing Your Daddy is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RB-2006, RB 2006X, RB 2006, RB-2006-DJ) 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 Swing Your Daddy 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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