Vinyl pressings
by Leo Sayer · 1976
You Make Me Feel Like Dancing was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
39 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 25 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.
CHS 2119 A-1U WBS-8283-UCA-6371-S-EX GGT Az 2Side A runout variant 1 stamped/etched
CHS 2119 B-2U PR WBS-8283-UCA-6441-S-EX 1 AzSide B runout variant 1 stamped/etched
CHS 2119 A-2U A WBS-8283-UCA-6371-S-EX AzSide A runout variant 2 stamped/etched
CHS 2119 B-2U GG WBS-8283-UCA-6441-S-EX 1 AzSide B runout variant 2 stamped/etched
CHS 2119 A-2U A WBS-8283-UCA-6371-S-EX AZRunout side A
CHS 2119 B-2U L WBS-8283-UCA-6441-S-EX AZRunout side B
CHS 2119 A-2U WBS-8283-UCA-6371-S-EX AzRunout, side A
CHS 2119 B-1U WBS-8283-UCA-6441-S-EX AzRunout, side B
SUB WBS 8283-UCA-6371-S JWI-Y AZSide A, etched, variant 1
WBS 8283-UCA-6441-S JW-I #7X AZSide B, etched, variant 1
SUB WBS 8283-UCA-6371-S JWI#2 AZ 0Side A, etched, except 0 , stamped, variant 2
WBS 8283-UCA-6441-S JW-I #3 AZ 0Side B, etched, except 0 , stamped, variant 2
WBS-8283 UCA-6371-S-P1 AzRunout A
P WBS-8283 UCA-6441-S-P2 AzRunout B
(UCA 6371 S)Label A
(UCA 6441 S)Label B
(UCA-6371)SLabel Side A
(UCA-6441)SLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Argentina | Discos Music-Hall 32.473First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Australia | Chrysalis K-6579 / Chrysalis CHS-2119First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Austria | Chrysalis 6155 075First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Barbados | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8283First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Belgium | Chrysalis 6155 075First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 8283First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 8283First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 8283First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 8283First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Denmark | Chrysalis CHS 2119First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | El Salvador | Warner Bros. Records CA - 10003First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | France | Chrysalis CHA144 / Chrysalis CHA 144First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Germany | Chrysalis 6155 075First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Chrysalis 6155 075First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Guatemala | Chrysalis CHS 2119First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
42 vinyl pressings of You Make Me Feel Like Dancing are listed here, from 27 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, South Africa, Argentina and more. One of them is Chrysalis CHS 2119.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHS 2119, WBS 8283, PD 1319, 32.473) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CHS 2119 A-1U WBS-8283-UCA-6371-S-EX GGT Az 2 and CHS 2119 B-2U PR WBS-8283-UCA-6441-S-EX 1 Az. 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.
