Vinyl pressings
by Rhythm Heritage · 1976
Disco-Fied was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 19 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.
T1 ABCD-934-A 3Variant 1 - side A runout
ABCD-934-B-RE-1 7Variant 1 - side B runout
T1 ABCD-934-A 3Variant 2 - side A runout
ABCD-934-B 2Variant 2 - side B runout
P ABCD-934-A ⑤Runout side A
P ABCD-934-B ⑧Runout side B
ABCD-934-ALabel side A
ABCD-934-BLabel side B
I S s ABCD-934-A ⑦ A 5A Side Runout Variant 2
I S ABCD-934-B ② AB Side Runout Variant 2
I S ABCD-934-A-RE-1 ③ SX DA Side Runout Variant 3
I P ABCD-934-B-RE-1 ⑤ SXB Side Runout Variant 3
ABCD-934-A-(2)Side A Runout Etched
ABCD-934-B-RE-1 (7)Side B Runout Etched
ABCD-934-ASide A Label
ABCD-934-BSide A 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Argentina | ABC Records 14 251First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | ABC Records ABCD-934First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | ABC Records 6-26-404-020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | ABC Records 9022-934First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Colombia | ABC Records DMS - ABC - 36001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | ABC Records 68.013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | ABC Records 27 201 XOT / ABC Records ABCD-934First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Greece | ABC Records ABCD 934 / ABC Records ABCD-934First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | ABC Records YX-8017-ABFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | ABC Records YX-8017-ABFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Malaysia | ABC Records ABCD-934First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Peru | ABC Records ABCD 934First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Philippines | ABC Records ABC-9004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | South Africa | ABC Records ABCL 0076First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | ABC Records LP-0033 / Mediterraneo LP-0033First yearLP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | ABC Records ABCD-934LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
31 vinyl pressings of Disco-Fied are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1976 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Italy, Argentina and more. One of them is ABC Records ABCD-934.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ABCD-934, ABCL-5174, ABC 413, 14 251) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 ABCD-934-A 3 and ABCD-934-B-RE-1 7. 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.
