Vinyl pressings
by Kim Carnes · 1980
Romance Dance was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 16 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.
SW-1-17030-Z-13 CXSide A runout, variant 1, etched
SW2-17030-Z-2 TML-S CX2Side B runout, variant 1, etched [TML-S stamped]
SW1-17030-Z2(2) TML-S CXSide A runout, variant 2
SW2-17030-Z2 TML-S CXSide B runout, variant 2
1 AML 3012 A-1U 2 BILBOSide A
1 AML 3012 B-1U 2 DB.TA1PESide B
SW1-17030Side 1
SW2-17030Side 2
SW1-17030-ASide A runout variant 1
SW2-17030-BSide B runout variant 1
SW-1-17030-Z-14Side A runout variant 2
SW2-17030-Z2Side B runout variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | EMI America 8852First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | EMI America EMAM-13First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | EMI America 31C 064 86176First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | EMI America SW-17030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | EMI America SW-17030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Europe | EMI America 1A 062-86176First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | France | EMI America 2C 070-86.176First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | France | EMI America 2C 070-86.176First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Italy | EMI America 3C 064 86176First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | EMI America EYS-81364First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | EMI America EYS-81364First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Mexico | EMI America SLEM-973First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | EMI America 1A 062-86176First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | EMI America 1A 062-86176First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Philippines | EMI America SW-17030First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of Romance Dance are listed here, from 16 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is EMI America SW-17030.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SW-17030, AML 3012, 8852, EMAM-13) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SW-1-17030-Z-13 CX and SW2-17030-Z-2 TML-S CX2. 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.
