Vinyl pressings
by Kleeer · 1979
I Love To Dance 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.
10 pressings came out in 1979, 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-A-794285-B ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. (PR)PSide A Run-out
ST-A-794286-A ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. (PR)PSide B Run-out
ST-A-794285-PRSide A Label
ST-A-794286-PRSide B Label
ST-A-794285-RISide A Label
ST-A-794286-RISide B Label
ST-A-794285-A ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. - MR 24320Side A Run-out
ST-A-794286-B ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. MR 24320Side B Run-out
ST-A-794285-MOSide A Label
ST-A-794286-MOSide B Label
S-3 ST-A-794285-A K50614-A EG ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Runout side A
S-2 ST-A-794286·A K50614 B EG - ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Runout side B
ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Runout both sides, stamped
K 50614 ALabel side A
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 | Atlantic SD 19237First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Atlantic QSD 19237First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 614 / Atlantic SD 19237First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 614 / Atlantic SD 19237LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | Philippines | Atlantic SD 19237First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Atlantic K 50614 / Atlantic SD 19237First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Atlantic SD 19237First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Atlantic SD 19237First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Atlantic SD 19237LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | US | Atlantic SD 19237First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Atlantic SD 19237First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Venezuela | Atlantic GM-200.2607 / Atlantic Lps 200.2607First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Atlantic ATL 50 614LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of I Love To Dance are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 19237.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 19237, K 50614, QSD 19237, ATL 50 614) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-794285-B ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. (PR)P and ST-A-794286-A ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. (PR)P. 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.
