Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Rivers · 1977
Swayin' To The Music (Slow Dancin') was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 7 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.
ST-BT-33743-1 SP 1-2 PRCRun-out area side A [machine-stamped + hand-etched]
ST-BT-33744-1 SP 1-1 PRCRun-out area side B [machine-stamped + hand-etched]
ST-BT-33743-2 - I-I ᴘʀᴄRun-out Side A, etched (Var 2)
ST-BT-33744-2 - I - I ᴘʀᴄRun-out Side B, etched (Var 2)
STBT 33743-4 △ 102556Side A run-out, etched (version 1)
STBT 33744 - 3 △ 102556-XSide B run-out, etched (version 1)
ST-BT-33743-3 △ 102556Side A run-out, etched (version 2)
ST-BT-33744-3 △ 102556-XSide B run-out, etched (version 2)
ST-BT-33743-1 SP 1-2Run-out area side A [machine-stamped + hand-etched] - variant 1
ST-BT-33744-1 SP 1-1Run-out area side B [machine-stamped + hand-etched] - variant 1
ST-BT-33744-1 SP 1-4Run-out area side A [hand-etched] - variant 2
ST-BT-33743-1 SP 1-3Run-out area side B [hand-etched] - variant 2
ST-BT-33744--2 PRCRun-out area side A [hand-etched]
ST-BT-33743--2 PRCRun-out area side B [hand-etched]
ST-BT-33743 RILabel side A
ST-BT-33744 RILabel side B
ST-BT-33743-1 SRCSide A Runout
BT-33743-1 SRCSide B Runout
ST-BT-33743 SPSide A Label
BT-33743 SPSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Argentina | MICSA 9109First year7" | 7" |
| 1977 | Australia | Interfusion K-7000First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Brazil | Building Records BGCS - 1676First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1977 | Brazil | Building Records BGCS-1676First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1977 | Canada | Polydor 2065 350 / Soul City 2065 350First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Jamaica | Atlantic ST-BT-33743 SPFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Polydor 2001 790First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | US | Big Tree Records BT 16094First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | US | Big Tree Records BT-16094 / Soul City BT-16094First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Soul City SC 008First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Big Tree Records BT 16094First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | US | Big Tree Records BT 16094First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Big Tree Records BT-16094First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
13 vinyl pressings of Swayin' To The Music (Slow Dancin') are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Big Tree Records BT 16094, released June 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BT 16094, BT-16094, SC 008, 2001 790) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-BT-33743-1 SP 1-2 PRC and ST-BT-33744-1 SP 1-1 PRC. 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.
