Netherlands
1978- Label and catalog number
- Warner Bros. Records WB 56 537Warner Bros. Records WB 56537
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
56537.A WEA PF.Side 1 Runout
WEA 56537 - B PF.Side 2 Runout
56 537-ASide 1 Label
56 537-BSide 2 Label
Vinyl pressings
by Luisa Fernandez · 1978
Disco Darling 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.
20 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 17 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.
56537.A WEA PF.Side 1 Runout
WEA 56537 - B PF.Side 2 Runout
56 537-ASide 1 Label
56 537-BSide 2 Label
MH 14431 1Side 1 Runout
MH 14431 2Side 2 Runout
56537 · A WEA PF.Runout side A, etched
WEA · 56537 - B PF.Runout side B, etched
56 537-ALabel side A in parenthesis
56 537-BLabel side B in parenthesis
56537.A WEA PFSide 1 Run-out
WEA 56537 - B PFSide 2 Run-out
56 537-ASide 1 Label
56 537-BSide 2 Label
56537 · A WEA PF.Runout side A
WEA · 56537 - B PF.Runout side B
36.098-ALabel, Side A
36.098-BLabel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 14431First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Austria | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 537First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Belgium | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 537First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Belgium | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 537First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 36.098First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Atlantic KSD 56537First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 537First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 537 / Warner Bros. Records WB 56537 ⓈFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records 34823-5LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1978 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 537First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records WB 56537LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 0761 / Warner Bros. Records WB 56537First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | India | Warner Bros. Records WB 56537 / Warner Bros. Records WB. 56537First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Israel | Warner Bros. Records BAN 56537 / Warner Bros. Records 56537First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records G 56 537First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 537LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 537LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 537LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 537LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Kenya | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1399LP, Album | LP, Album |
31 vinyl pressings of Disco Darling are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Netherlands, Argentina, Austria, Belgium and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WB 56 537.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WB 56 537, 14431, 36.098, KSD 56537) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 56537.A WEA PF. and WEA 56537 - B PF.. 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.