Vinyl pressings
by Pink Floyd · 1981
A Collection Of Great Dance Songs was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
39 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 27 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.
SHVL 822 A - 1U TML - ARunout A-side, stamped, variant 1
SHVL 822 B - 1U TML - MRunout B-side, stamped, variant 1
SHVL 822 A - 2U TML - MRunout A-side, stamped, variant 2
SHVL 822 B - 3URunout B-side, stamped, variant 2
SHVL 822 A - 4 POSI 2 HTMRunout, A-side
SHVL 822 B - 1U POSI 2 M - MRunout, B-side
SHVL 822 A-1U TML-X 4 1 2Runout A-side
SHVL 822 B-1U 7 1 TML-MRunout B-side
AL - 37680 - A - 1AA Randy M.A-Side Etching
BL - 37680 - B - 1AB Randy M.B-Side Etching
AL 37680A
BL 37680B
AL - 37680 - 1A - 2HZ:Variant 1, side A runout
BL - 37680 - 1A - 2HZ:Variant 1, side B runout
AL - 37680 - 1A - 2HZ: ② DM-14Variant 2, side A runout
BL - 37680 - 1A - 2HZ: DM-Variant 2, side B runout
07575-A-O /5/5-A-O TML-XEtched side A variant 1
07575-B-01Etched side B variant 1
07575-A-01 S 1Etched side A variant 2
07575-B-0 TML-XEtched side B variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Argentina | Columbia 20.260First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Argentina | Columbia 20.260First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Australia | CBS SBP 237729First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Australia | CBS SBP 237729First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Australia | CBS SBP 237729First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Bolivia | CBS 20312 / Discos CBS 20312First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Brazil | CBS 138515 / Discos CBS 138.515First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1981 | Colombia | CBS 14-1531First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Costa Rica | CBS 100643 / Columbia 100643First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Europe | Harvest 1C 064-07 575 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-07 575First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | France | Harvest 2C 070-07575First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | France | Harvest 2C 070-07575 / Harvest C 070-07575First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1981 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | Harvest 1C 064-07 575 / Harvest F 668.014First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Germany | EMI Electrola 1C 064-07 575LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | Greece | Harvest 14C 064-07575First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | South Africa | Columbia COL 40244LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1991 | South Korea | CBS/Sony CPL-1189LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Pink Floyd Records PFRLP19 / Parlophone 0190295996901LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2017 | US | Pink Floyd Records PFRLP19 / Pink Floyd Records 88875184351LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 237729LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Brazil | CBS 138515 / Discos CBS 138.515LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | Columbia 138.515LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | CBS 138515 / Discos CBS 138,515LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Harvest 038 15 7783 1 / Harvest 038-15 7783 1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Harvest 54 1075751LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | South Korea | High Stereo 152LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Taiwan | 雅音 AR-5007LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | UK | Fame FA 4131441 / EMI SHVL 822LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Fame FA 4131441 / Fame FA 41 31441LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia FC 37680LP, Compilation, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Columbia FC 37680LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
80 vinyl pressings of A Collection Of Great Dance Songs are listed here, from 34 countries, released between 1981 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, US, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Harvest SHVL 822.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SHVL 822, FC 37680, TCX 37680, 1C 064-07 575) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SHVL 822 A - 1U TML - A and SHVL 822 B - 1U TML - 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.
