Vinyl pressings
by Midnight Star · 1983
No Parking (On The Dance Floor) was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. 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 1983, the album's first year, in 5 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.
ST-ES-69753-A -1 ❀ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. [SRC logo] 1-1Side A runout
ST-ES-69753 B-6 ︵〰 ︵ [SRC logo] MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. 1-1Side B runout
ST-ES-69753-A-SPSide A label
ST-ES-69753-B-SPSide B label
1-1 ST-ED-4970 A-1 ❀ ²Runout Side A Etched
1-1 ST-ED-4970 A 2 ❀ ¹Runout Side B Etched
SRC MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Runout Side A&B Stamped
ST-ED-4970-A-SPSide A label
ST-ED-4954-A-SP/EDITLabel Side A
ST-ED-4954-B-SPLabel Side B
ST-ES-69753-A-SP
ST-ED-4964-A1Both sides
ST-ES-69753-A-3 [Flower] [Allied logo] R-12394-A3 MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A. CALIF. SLM Δ6055 1-1Runout Both Sides, except Allied logo stamped
ST-ES-69753-A-ARLabel Both Sides
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Brazil | Solar 12.137First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | Solar 96 97537First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Canada | Solar 96 97537First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Philippines | Solar records SR-8007First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Solar ED 4970First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Solar 7-69753First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | US | Solar ED 4954First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Solar 7-69753First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Solar ED 4964First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Solar 7-69753First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Solar ED 4964First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Solar 497012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | US | Solar ED 4954First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | Zambia | Elektra EKM 5First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | Solar ED 495412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Canada | Unidisc SPEC-1882 / Solar SPEC-188212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
22 vinyl pressings of No Parking (On The Dance Floor) are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1983 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, Brazil, Canada, Philippines and more. One of them is Solar 7-69753.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7-69753, ED 4970, ED 4954, ED 4964) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-ES-69753-A -1 ❀ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. [SRC logo] 1-1 and ST-ES-69753 B-6 ︵〰 ︵ [SRC logo] MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. 1-1. 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.
