Vinyl pressings
by Loggins And Messina · 1972
Your Mama Don't Dance was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 9 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.
Z S S 157297-1A pA side deadwax [Z S etched, p stamped], variant 1
ZSS157298-1B pB side deadwax - stamped, variant 1
ZS S 157297-1G pA side deadwax [ZS etched, p stamped], variant 2
ZSS157298-1A pB side deadwax - stamped, variant 2
ZSS 157297-1F (stamped) T11(etched)A side run-out
ZSS 157297-1E (stamped) T111(etched)B side run-out
ZSS 157297A-Side Label
ZSS 157298B-Side Label
ZSS 157297Label Side A
ZSS 157298Label Side B
ZS S 157297-1GA-Side Matrix etched (ZS) and stamped
ZSS 157298-1AB-Side Matrix stamped
ZSS157297-1CVariant 1 Runout, Side A:
ZSS157298-1CVariant 1 Runout, Side B:
ZSS 157297-1LVariant 2 Runout, Side A:
ZSS-157298-1JVariant 2 Runout, Side B:
ZSS 157297 S 1Side A runout
ZSS157298-1D SSSSSide B runout
ZSS 157297Side A label
ZSS 157298Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | CBS BA-221945First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Columbia 4-45719First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | CBS CBS S 8480First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Germany | CBS CBS S 8480First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPA 55First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Mexico | CBS 7045First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 8480First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461423First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | UK | CBS S CBS 8480First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | CBS S CBS 8480First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | UK | CBS S CBS 8480First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Columbia 4-457197", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Columbia 4-45719First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1972 | US | Columbia 4-45719First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1972 | US | Columbia 4-45719First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
32 vinyl pressings of Your Mama Don't Dance are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 4-45719, released October 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-45719, S CBS 8480, BA-221945, CBS S 8480) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Z S S 157297-1A p and ZSS157298-1B 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.
