Vinyl pressings
by Martha Reeves & The Vandellas · 1965
Dance Party was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 4 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.
RR4M--6516-1-B RRunout side A, variant 1
RR4M--6517-1-B RRunout side B, variant 1
RR4M--6516-1-C Ω RRunout side A, variant 2
RR4M--6517-1-B 2 RRunout side B, variant 2
RR4M--6516-1-A H-1338A-side runout, variant 1
RR4M--6517-1- H-1339B-side runout, variant 1
RR4M--6516-1-A H-1338 I B2A-side runout, variant 2
RR4M--6517-1- H-1339 I A2B-side runout, variant 2
HS-1338Side 1 Matrix
HS-1339Side 2 Matrix
S4RS-4746Side 1 Matrix
S4RS-4747Side 2 Matrix
GLPS-915 I -S4RS-4746-1-Side A runout
GLPS-915 -S4RS-4747-1-Side B runout
HS-1338 S4RS-4746Side A label
HS-1339 S4RS-4747Side B label
H-1338Side 1 Matrix
H-1339Side 2 Matrix
RR4M--6516-1-DSide 1 Matrix
RR4M--6517-1-ESide 2 Matrix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Brazil | Fermata FB-117First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Philippines | Gordy S 915 / Gordy 915First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Gordy S 915First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Gordy GLP-915 / Gordy 915First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Gordy S-915 / Gordy GS 915First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Gordy GLP-915First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Gordy 915 / Gordy GLP-915First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Gordy S-915 / Gordy S 915First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Gordy G-915 / Gordy G-915First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Gordy G 915 / Gordy 915First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Gordy G 915First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Gordy S 915First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | Tamla Motown TML 11013First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Gordy GLPS- 915LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Russia | Lilith LR147LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2009 | Germany | Gordy S 915 / Speakers Corner Records 06007 5303832LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | USA & Canada | Motown 620882 / Elemental Music 620882LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Gordy 915 / Tamla Motown GO-915LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Gordy GLPS- 915LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Gordy S-915LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
20 vinyl pressings of Dance Party are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1965 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Brazil, Philippines. One of them is Gordy G 915, released April 12, 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use G 915, S 915, GLP-915, S-915) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RR4M--6516-1-B R and RR4M--6517-1-B R. 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.
