Vinyl pressings
by KC & The Sunshine Band · 1979
Let's Go Rock And Roll was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 4 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.
TKX1036R2-AX-6 Milan Sunshine Sound Ent. Inc.A side runout, variant 1, etched
To Betty ☺ TKX-1036-B-X-⑥ MILAN’S WIFEB side runout, variant 1, etched
TKX 1036RZ-A-6 Sunshine Sound Ent Inc MilanA side runout, variant 2, etched
To Betty ☺ TKX01036-B-X-⑥ MILAN’S WIFEB side runout, variant 2, etched
MERRY X-MAS R M :) TKX-1036-A-X-3 <-A-Side Runout
97224 :) TKX-1036-B-3B-Side Runout
TKX-1036-AA label
TKX-10336-BB label
😊 Ⓡ Ⓜ TKD-1036-A-⑥ VPSA runout
TO BETTY 😊 TKX-1036-B-X-⑥ MILAN'S WIFEB runout
TKX-1036-AA label
TKX-10336-BB label
TKX1036R2-A Sunshine Sound Ent IncRunout side A etched
TKX1036DJ-B Sunshine SoundRunout side B etched
TKX1036R2-ALabel side A
TKX1036R2-BLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Epic ES 444First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Australia | Epic ES 444First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Canada | T.K. Records K4-2056First year7" | 7" |
| 1979 | UK | T.K. Records S TKR 7574First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | UK | T.K. Records S TKR 7574First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | T.K. Records TKX-1036First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | T.K. Records TKX-1036First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1979 | US | T.K. Records TKX-1036DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1979 | US | T.K. Records TKX-1036First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | T.K. Records TKX-1036First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | T.K. Records TKX-1036First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Ecuador | CBS 133-00457", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Ecuador | CBS 133-00457", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Peru | Epic 71717", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Europe | T.K. Records TKR 75747", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | T.K. Records S TKR 75747", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
16 vinyl pressings of Let's Go Rock And Roll are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is T.K. Records TKX-1036.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TKX-1036, TKX-1036DJ, S TKR 7574, ES 444) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TKX1036R2-AX-6 Milan Sunshine Sound Ent. Inc. and To Betty ☺ TKX-1036-B-X-⑥ MILAN’S WIFE. 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.
