Vinyl pressings
by Ray Anthony & His Orchestra · 1954
Dance Craze was first pressed on vinyl in 1954. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1954, 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.
F1-518-D1 #3 [lathe]Runout A, stamped (Variant 1)
F2-518-D3 [lathe]Runout B, stamped (Variant 1)
F1-518-D1 #6 [lathe]A-Side Runout (Variant 2)
F2-518-D4#2 [lathe]B-Side Runout (Variant 2)
UHRunout A, stamped
UHRunout B, stamped
F1-518-D1 M3 157891stamped on A runout
F2-518-D3 M3 157894stamped on B runout
F1-518-D1Runout A, stamped
F2-518-D4 [lathe]Runout B, stamped
F1-518-01/02
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Australia | Capitol Records EAP 1-518First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1954 | France | Capitol Records EAP 1-518First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1954 | Italy | Capitol Records EAP 518 / Capitol Records E A P 518First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1954 | Netherlands | Capitol Records EAP 1-518First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | UK | Capitol Records EAP 1-518First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1954 | US | Capitol Records EAP 1-518 / Capitol Records 1-518First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1958 | Brazil | Capitol Records EAP 1-5187", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1958 | Spain | Capitol Records EAP 1-9277", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Capitol Records EAP 1-927EP, 7" | EP, 7" |
| ? | US | Capitol Records F1-9277", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
10 vinyl pressings of Dance Craze are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1954 and 1958.
The earliest pressings are from 1954, in US, UK, Australia, France and more. One of them is Capitol Records EAP 1-518, released July 1954.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EAP 1-518, EAP 518) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, F1-518-D1 #3 [lathe] and F2-518-D3 [lathe]. 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.
