Vinyl pressings
by Luisa Fernandez · 1979
Spanish Dancer was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
WEA 791507 A X PFRunout side A, variant 1
WEA - 791507 B PF 58044-BRunout side B, variant 1
WEA 79/507 A 58044 A PF.Runout side A, variant 2
WEA - 79/507 B 58044-B PF.Runout side B, variant 2
79/507-ASide 1 Label
79/507-BSide 2 Label
79/507-ASide 1 Label
79/507-BSide 2 Label
WEA 791507 A 58044-A PFSide A
WEA 791507 B 58044-B PFSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Belgium | WEA WEA 58 044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | WEA 58.044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | WEA WEA 58 044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | Not On Label 58-044LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | Germany | WEA WEA 58 044First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | WEA Musik GmbH WEA 58 044 ULP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | Greece | WEA WEA 58 044 / Warner Bros. Records 58044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | WEA WEA 58 044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Portugal | WEA WEA G 58044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Singapore | WEA WEA 58 044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | Wea S 90.143First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Turkey | WEA WEA 58 044 / WEA 1134First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of Spanish Dancer are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Germany, Belgium, Brazil, France and more. One of them is WEA WEA 58 044.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WEA 58 044, 58.044, WEA G 58044, S 90.143) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WEA 791507 A X PF and WEA - 791507 B PF 58044-B. 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.
