Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy "Bo" Horne · 1978
Dance Across The Floor was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 13 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.
(SSE) SSE-7801-A Ⓡ SSE-7801-A △23312 ①A-side runout etching
SIDE-B (SSE) SSE-7801B A̶ Ⓡ SSE-7801-A △23312-X ①B-side runout etching
SSE 7801 AA-side label
SSE 7801 BB-side label
(SSE) SSE-7801-A Ⓡ ƧSide A runout
Ƨ (SSE) SSE-7801-B ⓇSide B runout
SSE 7801 ASide A label
SSE 7801 BSide B label
SSE[encircled] SSE-7801-A Ⓡ ƧA-side runout etching
SSE[encircled] SSE-7801-B Ⓡ ƧB-side runout etching
SSE 7801 AA-side label
SSE 7801 BB-side label
(SSE) SSE-7801-A Ⓡ -1-1-11 PRCSide A runout
SSE-7801-B-1-1-1 PRCSide B runout
SSE 7801 ASide A label
SSE 7801 BSide B label
SSE7801 ASide A label
SSE7801 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Argentina | Epic 47.111First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1978 | Australia | Epic ELPS 3913First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | Epic 144275First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Chile | Discos CBS 15261First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Colombia | Epic 19145First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Costa Rica | CBS 7016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Europe | T.K. Records TKR 82533First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Europe | T.K. Records TKR 82533First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Europe | T.K. Records TKR 82533First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Mexico | Columbia KLS-60,022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | South Africa | Epic MED 2132 / T.K. Records MED 2132First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Spain | T.K. Records EPC 82533 / Epic EPC 82533First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Spain | T.K. Records TKR 83393 / Epic TKR 83393First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | UK | T.K. Records S TKR 82533First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Sunshine Sound 7801First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Spain | T.K. Records TKR 83393 / Epic TKR 83393LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
22 vinyl pressings of Dance Across The Floor are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1978 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Canada, Argentina and more. One of them is Sunshine Sound 7801.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7801, S TKR 82533, PTK 92028, 47.111) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, (SSE) SSE-7801-A Ⓡ SSE-7801-A △23312 ① and SIDE-B (SSE) SSE-7801B A̶ Ⓡ SSE-7801-A △23312-X ①. 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.
