Vinyl pressings
by Pia Zadora · 1984
Let's Dance Tonight was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1984, 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.
Lt-B-II TD DMM C-147.716-A/2Runout side A, etched
Lt-B-II TD DMM 0 C-147.716-A/2Runout side B, etched
(20.02) 147.716 ALabel side A
(20.03) 147.716 BLabel side B
TD DMM c-147.716-A/2 Lt-B-IIRunout Side A
TD DMM c-147.716-B/2 Lt-B-IIRunout Side B
147.716 ALabel Side A
147.716 BLabel Side B
020 B-3115A-2 II TD DMM C-147.716-A/2Runout, Side A
020 B-3115 B-2 TD DMM C-147.716-B/2Runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | France | Carrere 66.232First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Germany | Curb Records INT 147.716First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Germany | Curb Records INT 147.716First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Germany | Ariola 206 885 / Curb Records 206 885First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Germany | Curb Records 42 194 1 / Curb Records 42 194First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Italy | Curb Records CUR 20460First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Curb Records 824 354-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | South Africa | Curb Records RPM 1213First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | Curb Records MCA-5557 / MCA Records MCA-5557LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | Curb Records MCA-5557 / MCA Records MCA-5557LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Curb Records MCA-5557 / MCA Records MCA-5557LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Czechoslovakia | Opus 9113 1876LP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of Let's Dance Tonight are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1984 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands and more. One of them is Curb Records INT 147.716.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use INT 147.716, 206 885, 42 194 1, 66.232) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Lt-B-II TD DMM C-147.716-A/2 and Lt-B-II TD DMM 0 C-147.716-A/2. 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.
