Vinyl pressings
by Nazia Hassan · 1980
Disco Deewane was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 6 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.
U/2 YJE 1297-3 EGRunout side A, etched
U/2YJE 1298-1 EG 1+ ¬ MRunout side B, etched
U/2YJE 1297Matrix on label side A
U/2YJE 1298Matrix on label side B
2YJE1297.1A 28013Runout side A, stamped
2YJE1298.1 28014 PRRunout side B, stamped
2YJE.1297Matrix on label side A
2YJE.1298Matrix on label side B
U/2 YJE 1297-3 EGRunout side A, etched
U/2YJE 1298-1 EG 1+ ¬ MRunout side B, etched
U/2YJE 1297Matrix on label side A
U/2YJE 1298Matrix on label side B
U/2YJE 1297Label - side A
U/2YJE 1298Label - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Bolivia | EMI International BOLP - 468First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | India | His Master's Voice PEASD 12751First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | India | His Master's Voice PEASD 12751First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Kenya | EMI PEASD 12751First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Nigeria | EMI International PEASD 12751First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | South Africa | His Master's Voice EMCJ (V) 5237First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | His Master's Voice PEASD 12751First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | India | His Master's Voice PEASD 12751 / His Master's Voice PEASD. 12751LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | India | His Master's Voice PEASD 12751LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | India | His Master's Voice PEASD 12751LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Mexico | EMI SLEM-1038 / EMI 33C 062-83200LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Peru | EMI ELD 02.21.890LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Spain | EMI 10C 062-083.200LP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Spain | EMI 10C 062-083.200LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of Disco Deewane are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1980 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, Bolivia, India, Kenya and more. One of them is His Master's Voice PEASD 12751.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PEASD 12751, BOLP - 468, EMCJ (V) 5237) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, U/2 YJE 1297-3 EG and U/2YJE 1298-1 EG 1+ ¬ M. 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.
