Vinyl pressings
by Kool & The Gang · 1979
Ladies Night / If You Feel Like Dancin' 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.
23 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 12 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.
DE 801 A -2-55385 F/W TCEtched side A variant 1
2-55381 2̶-̶5̶5̶3̶8̶-̶ DE801-B-GD8 F/W TCEtched side B variant 1
DE 801 A -2-55385 F/W TC PEtched side A variant 2
DE-801 B-2-55381-⑩ F/W NYC HPTC PEtched side B variant 2
DE801-A-2-55385-2-1-1 F/WTC PRCRunout side A
2-55381 DE801-B-PRCR4-1-1 F/WTCRunout side B
2-55385Label side A
2-55381Label side B
DE801-A-55285 ch.1 F/W TCSide A runout
2-55381-DE801B-PRC-C 5 F/W TCSide B runout
2-55385Side A label
2-55381Side B label
T DE801-A-2-55385-1 F/W TCSide A runout
DE801-B-2-55381-2 F/W TC T11Side B runout
2-55385Side A Label
2-55381Side B Label
DE801-A-2-55385-2-1-1 F/WTC PRCRunout side A
2-55381 DE801-B-PRCR4-1-1 F/WTCRunout side B
2-55385Label side A
2-55381Label 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 | Canada | De-Lite Records DE-801 / De-Lite Records 6168 771First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Ecuador | Mercury 45-70038First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | France | De-Lite Records 310825 / Vogue 310825First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Vogue 101281 / De-Lite Records 101281First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Germany | Metronome 0930.003First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Guatemala | Mercury 6168 711First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Guatemala | Mercury 6168 771First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Ireland | Mercury Kool 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Japan | De-Lite Records VIP-2802First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Mercury 6168771First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Mercury 6168771First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Panama | Mercury 6168 771First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | South Africa | De-Lite Records LSP 508First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Mercury KOOL 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Mercury KOOL 12 / De-Lite Records KOOL 12First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | RCA Victor 100.8044 / De-Lite Records 100.804412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Brazil | RCA Victor 100.8044 / De-Lite Records 100.804412", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Brazil | RCA Victor 101.81607", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Brazil | RCA Victor 100.804412", Single, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 12", Single, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Italy | Frog Records FRS 30127", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Mexico | Gamma G-23107", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Poland | Tonpress R-1020Flexi-disc, 7", Single Sided, Card Backed, Picture Disc, Mono · Mono, Picture disc | Flexi-disc, 7", Single Sided, Card Backed, Picture Disc, Mono · Mono, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | De-Lite Records MK-10812", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress |
31 vinyl pressings of Ladies Night / If You Feel Like Dancin' are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Canada, Ecuador and more. One of them is De-Lite Records DE-801.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DE-801, MK-108, KOOL 7, KOOL 12) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DE 801 A -2-55385 F/W TC and 2-55381 2̶-̶5̶5̶3̶8̶-̶ DE801-B-GD8 F/W TC. 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.
