Vinyl pressings
by Ray Anthony · 1956
Plays For Dream Dancing was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. 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 1956, 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.
1S T1-723-D4#4 [Anvil Symbol]Side A runout, variant 1
T2-723-D8 [Anvil Symbol]Side B runout, variant 1
T1-723-N1#2 [Anvil Symbol]Side A runout, variant 2
T2-723-D31 [Anvil Symbol]Side B runout, variant 2
-T1-723-D18 [Lathe Tip]Side A runout stamped
-T2-723-D17 " [Lathe Tip]Side B runout stamped
1S- T1-723-D4#2 [anvil]Center Deadwax A Stamped
- T2-723-D7 [anvil]Center Deadwax B Stamped
(T1-723)Label A
(T2-723)Label B
OT2 723-IN M 12Side A runout, stamped
OT2 723-IN VSide B runout, stamped
OT1-723Label side A, in parentheses
OT2-723Label side B, in parentheses
T1-723-D8A side runout groove stamps
- T2-723-D 14B side runout groove stamps
T-723-1A side label
T 723 AA side label
T-723Side A runout stamped
T-723Side B runout stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Argentina | Capitol Discos T 723First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Brazil | Capitol Records T-723First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1956 | Canada | Capitol Records T 723 / Capitol Records T-723First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Canada | Capitol Records T 723 / Capitol Records T-723First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Capitol Records T 723 / Capitol Records T-723First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Capitol Records T-723First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1956 | US | Capitol Records T-723First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | UK | Capitol Records LC 6826First yearLP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Japan | Capitol Records 2LP-4LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Mexico | Capitol Records TM 723 / Capitol Records TM-723LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | UK | Capitol Records CAPS 2600011LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | Brazil | Capitol Records 068 260001 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records SENC-9085LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records H-723LP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records ST-723LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records T-723LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records ST-723LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | Mexico | Capitol Pops POP-272LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Capitol Records ST 723LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Capitol Records 5C 038-85752LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records CAPS 2600011LP, Album, Stereo, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Stereo, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-723LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records T 723 / Capitol Records T-723LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-723 / Capitol Records ST723LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-723LP | LP |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-723 / Capitol Records ST723LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records T 723 / Capitol Records T-723LP | LP |
33 vinyl pressings of Plays For Dream Dancing are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1956 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, UK, Argentina, Brazil and more. One of them is Capitol Records T 723.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 723, T-723, LC 6826) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1S T1-723-D4#4 [Anvil Symbol] and T2-723-D8 [Anvil Symbol]. 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.
