Vinyl pressings
by Ray Anthony · 1959
More Dream Dancing was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 1959, 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.
ST-1-1252-D2Runout A stamped, variant 1
ST2-1252-N1Runout B stamped, variant 1
ST-1-1252-D2 [Anvil symbol] &Runout A stamped, variant 2
- ST2-1252-N5 [Anvil symbol] &Runout B stamped, variant 2
T1-1252-N11 #2 [Lathe Symbol]Side A Stamped
- T2-1252-V3 [Lathe Symbol]Side B Stamped
T1-1252-N1 ⌂side A runout stamped
-T2-1252-N2 ⌂side B runout stamped
T1-1252side A label
T2-1252side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Brazil | Capitol Records T 1252First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 1252First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Canada | Capitol Records T1252 / Capitol Records T-1252First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | France | Capitol Records T 1252First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | France | Capitol Records STF-1252First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Italy | Capitol Records ST 1252First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records T 1252First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records ST1252 / Capitol Records ST-1252First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Italy | Capitol Records T 1252LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1962 | New Zealand | World Record Club PLZ 22 / World Record Club PLZ.22LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1962 | New Zealand | World Record Club SPLZ.22 / World Record Club PLZ 22LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1962 | Spain | Capitol Records ST-1252LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | France | Capitol Records 2C 068-54570 / Capitol Records 2C 068-54.570LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | France | Capitol Records 2C 068 - 54.570 / Capitol Records 2C 068-54570LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST 1252LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records T 1252LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
16 vinyl pressings of More Dream Dancing are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1959 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, Brazil, Canada, France and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST1252, released November 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST1252, T 1252, ST 1252, T1252) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-1252-D2 and ST2-1252-N1. 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.
