Vinyl pressings
by Johnnie Taylor · 1976
Disco Lady was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
37 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 22 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.
F/W [apple symbol] SJR(signed)Etched onto deadwax on both sides
ZSS 161064Label Side A
p(stamped, inverted) ZSS 161064·1B(etched)A side deadwax
ZSS 161065Label Side B
ZSS 161064·1E F/W[apple symbol] SJR(signed) 1A side deadwax, variant 1
ZSS161065-1E F/W [apple symbol] SJR(signed) SB side deadwax, variant 1
ZSS 161064·1E F/W Ѽ SJR SA side deadwax, variant 2
ZSS161065-1E F/W Ѽ SJR SSB side deadwax, variant 2
ZSS 161064-1C F/W SJRA side deadwax, variant 1
T ZSS 161065-1C F/W SJRB side deadwax, variant 1
T ZSS 161064-1H F/W SJR TIA side deadwax, variant 2
T ZSS 161065-1C F/W SJR TIIB side deadwax, variant 2
ZSS 161064-1J F/W [apple symbol] SJR(signed)A Matrix
ZSS 161065-1L F/W [apple symbol] SJR(signed)B Matrix
JZSS 161063-1B F/W SJREtched Stereo
JZSP 161062-1J F/W SJREtched Mono
T ZSP 161062-1D F/W SJRRunout Mono Side
T JZSS 161063-1C F/W SJRRunout Stereo side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | CBS BA 222205First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Canada | Columbia 3-10281First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Chile | CBS SSCMD-11224First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Costa Rica | CBS 11449First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Ecuador | CBS Columbia 131-0121First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Europe | CBS CBS 4044First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | CBS CBS 4044First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Germany | CBS CBS S 4044 / CBS CBS 4044First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Germany | CBS CBS S 4044 / CBS CBS 4044First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Germany | CBS CBS S 4044 / CBS CBS 4044First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Germany | CBS CBS S 4044 / CBS CBS 4044First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Greece | CBS CBS 4044First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Italy | CBS CBS 4044First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Jamaica | Columbia 3-10281First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Jamaica | Columbia 3-10281First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | CBS MAX 46189612", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
40 vinyl pressings of Disco Lady are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1976 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 3-10281.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-10281, S CBS 4044, BA 222205, SSCMD-11224) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, F/W [apple symbol] SJR(signed) and ZSS 161064. 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.
