US
1978- Label and catalog number
- Prelude Records PRL 12161
- Format
- LP, Album · Terre Haute Pressing
- Runout / matrix
Masterfonics T1 PRL-12161-AS-4Side A run-out area
Masterfonics T1 PRL-12161-BS-1Side B run-out area

Vinyl pressings
by Lorraine Johnson · 1978
Learning To Dance All Over Again was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 10 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.
Masterfonics T1 PRL-12161-AS-4Side A run-out area
Masterfonics T1 PRL-12161-BS-1Side B run-out area
PRL-12161-BS JL MasterfonicsRunout, side A
PRL-12161-AS MasterfonicsRunout, Side B
PRL 12161 ASLabel, Side A
PRL 12161 BSLabel, Side B
PRL 12161 AS
PRL 12161 BS
PRL-12161-ASSide 1 Runout Etching
PRL-12161-BSSide 2 Runout Etching
PRL 12161 ASSide 1 Label
PRL 12161 BSSide 2 Label
EPC-S-83591-A1
EPC-S-83591-B1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Brazil | Prelude Records PLLP 12 381First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Prelude Records PRL 12161First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Prelude Records 940 579First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Hong Kong | Prelude Records PRL 12161First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Prelude Records VIP-6640 / Prelude Records PRL 12161First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Panama | Prom Disko PDLP-40043First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Spain | Zafiro ZL-240First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Epic EPC 83591First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Epic EPC 83591First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1978 | US | Prelude Records PRL 12161First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Prelude Records PRL 12161First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Prelude Records PRL 12161First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Prelude Records PRL 12161First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Venezuela | RPM 30021 / Prelude Records PRL 12161First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Prelude Records PRL 12161LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
20 vinyl pressings of Learning To Dance All Over Again are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Prelude Records PRL 12161.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PRL 12161, EPC 83591, PLLP 12 381, 940 579) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Masterfonics T1 PRL-12161-AS-4 and Masterfonics T1 PRL-12161-BS-1. 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.