Vinyl pressings
by Lou Reed · 1974
Sally Can't Dance was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 15 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.
CPL1-0611-A-2 ZDT HSide A, hand-etched [H stamped] - variant 1
CPL1-0611-B-2 ZDT HSide B, hand-etched [H stamped] - variant 1
CPL1-0611A-² ZDT. HSide A, hand-etched [H stamped] - variant 2
CPL1-0611B. ZDT. HSide B, hand-etched [H stamped] - variant 2
CPL1-0611-A2 2 ZDT. IRunout side A, variant 1
CPL1-0611 B2 ZDT. IRunout side B, variant 1
CPL1-0611-A 1 ZDT. I A3Runout side A, variant 2
CPL1-0611 B2 ZDT. I A3Runout side B, variant 2
APL1 0611 - A - 3E A1U{character looks like a sickle} 2runout A etched
APL1 0611 - B - 2E A1Arunout B etched
APL1 0611-A-2E 2 A1Runout A, variant 1
APL1 0611-B-2E 2 A1 N (or M?) 2Runout B, variant 1
APL1 0611-A-3E A/HRunout A, variant 2
APL1 0611-B-2E A/W 2Runout B, variant 2
APL1 0611 - A - 3E A1U{character looks like a sickle} 2runout A etched
APL1 0611 - B - 2E A1Arunout B etched
APL1 0611-A-3E. A3 ARunout Side A, etched
APL1 0611-B-3E A1 F •W• PLRunout Side B, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | RCA Victor CPL1-0611First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Brazil | RCA Victor 104.4055First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | RCA Victor CPL1-0611First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | RCA Victor CPL1-0611First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | France & Benelux | RCA Victor CPL1-0611First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Israel | RCA Victor CPL1-0611First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | RCA RCA-6249First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Netherlands | RCA CPL1-0611 / RCA Victor CPL 10611First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | RCA Victor CPL10611First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | South Africa | RCA Victor CPL1-0611 / RCA CPL1-0611First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Spain | RCA Victor CPL1-0611First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Spain | RCA CPL 1-0611First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Spain | RCA Victor CPL1-0611First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | RCA Victor APL1-0611 / RCA Victor APL1 0611First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | RCA Victor APL1-0611First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | RCA AYL1-4555LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Italy | RCA YL 13753LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1981 | Italy | RCA YL 13753LP, Album, Promo, Remastered, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Remastered, Stereo · Promo |
| 1984 | Australia & New Zealand | RCA International VAL1 0454 / RCA International VAL1-0454LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | Europe | RCA NL90308LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | Europe | RCA NL90308LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | RCA Victor CPL1-0611LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | RCA RCA-6249LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| ? | Netherlands | RCA Victor CPL1-0611 / RCA Victor PL-10611LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Spain | RCA Victor CP1-0611LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Spain | RCA CPL1-0611LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA AYL1-4555LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
39 vinyl pressings of Sally Can't Dance are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1974 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Italy, Australia and more. One of them is RCA CPL1-0611.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CPL1-0611, APL1-0611, 104.4055, RCA-6249) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CPL1-0611-A-2 ZDT H and CPL1-0611-B-2 ZDT H. 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.
