Vinyl pressings
by Ornette Coleman · 1977
Dancing In Your Head was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1977, 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.
T1 HZ-SP743-T1Side A runout, etched, variant 1
T1 HZ-SP744-T2Side B runout, etched, variant 1
T1 HZ-SP743-T3 DSide A runout, etched (except D, stamped), variant 2
T1 HZ-SP744-T2 DSide B runout, etched (except D, stamped), variant 2
T1 HZ-SP743-T3Side A runout, etched
T1 HZ-SP744-T2Side B runout, etched
SP-722/Stereo (SP-743)Side A label
SP-722/Stereo (SP-744)Side B label
15 AMSP743 CRC - 1A SASide A runout, etched
T[X crossout]SX [squiggle] S AMSP744 CRC - 1ASide B runout, etched
SP-722/Stereo (SP-743)Side A label
SP-722/Stereo (SP-744)Side B label
T 1 HZ-SP743-T1 11 ^Side A runout
T 1 HZ-SP744-T2 3 ^Side B runout
SP-743Side A label
SP-744Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Brazil | Horizon XHOL-39016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | A&M Records SP-722 / Horizon 21First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | A&M Records SP-722First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | Italy | A&M Records SLAM 68722First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Horizon GP-3518 / A&M Records SP-722First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Horizon GP-3518 / A&M Records SP-722First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Horizon 21 / Horizon SP-722First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Horizon SP-722 / A&M Records SP-722First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Horizon SP-722 / A&M Records SP-722First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Horizon SP-722 / A&M Records SP-722First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Horizon SP-722 / A&M Records SP-722First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | A&M Records SP-722LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | Japan | Horizon HOJ-2008 / A&M Records HOJ-2008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Japan | Horizon HOJ-2008 / A&M Records HOJ-2008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Japan | Horizon HOJ-2008 / A&M Records HOJ-2008LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Japan | A&M Records C28Y3025LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1986 | Japan | A&M Records C28Y3025 / Horizon C28Y3025LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Dancing In Your Head are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1977 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, Brazil, Canada, Italy and more. One of them is Horizon 21.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 21, SP-722, XHOL-39016, SLAM 68722) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 HZ-SP743-T1 and T1 HZ-SP744-T2. 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.
