Vinyl pressings
by Paul Nicholas · 1976
Dancing With The Captain was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
2090206 A//1 M 1 2 18 BILBO'S BACKA-side runout, variant 1
2090206 B//1 M 1 3 12 MASTER ROOMB-side runout, variant 1
2090206 A//1 M 1 2 13 BILBO'S BACKA-side runout, variant 2
2090206 B//1 M 1 3 16 MASTER ROOMB-side runout, variant 2
2090206 A//1 M 1 2 18A-side runout [Stamped]
2090206 B//1 M 1 3 12B-side runout [Stamped]
BILBO'S BACKA-side runout [Etched]
MASTER ROOMB-side runout [Etched]
2090206 A//1 M 11 2 BILBO'S BACKA side runout stamped/etched
2090206 B//1 M 11 2 MASTER ROOMB side runout stamped/etched
2090206 A//1 M 1 2 18A-side runout [Stamped]
2090206 B//1 M 1 3 12B-side runout [Stamped]
BILBO'S BACKA-side runout [Etched]
MASTER ROOMB-side runout [Etched]
2090206 A//1 M 11 2A side, stamped
2090206 B//1 M 11 2B side, stamped
BILBO'S BACKA side etched
MASTER ROOMB side etched
MX183353 2090206-1Side A runout
MX183354 2090206-2Side B runout
2090206 ASide A label
2090206 BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | RSO 2090 206First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Belgium | RSO 2090 206First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | France | RSO 2090 206First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Germany | RSO 2090 206 / RSO 2090206First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Germany | RSO 2090 206First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Greece | RSO 2090 206First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1976 | Greece | RSO 2090 206First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Ireland | RSO 2090 206First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Mexico | RSO 758 / RSO 2090 206First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | RSO 2090 206First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | New Zealand | RSO 2090 206First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | RSO 2090 206First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | RSO 2090 206First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | UK | RSO 2090 206First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | RSO 2090 206First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
18 vinyl pressings of Dancing With The Captain are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, Australia, Belgium, France and more. One of them is RSO 2090 206.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2090 206, 758) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2090206 A//1 M 1 2 18 BILBO'S BACK and 2090206 B//1 M 1 3 12 MASTER ROOM. 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.
