Vinyl pressings
by Saturday Night Band · 1978
Come On Dance, Dance was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 15 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.
P RL12155 A-1A C8 1TSide 1 Runout
P RL12155 B-1A A1 1TSide 2 Runout
PRELUDE PRL-12155-AS-RE CP2Side 1 Runout Variation One
PRL 12155 BS RE F/WJSSide 2 Runout Variation Two
1 S PRELUDe PRL-12155 AS-RE 1A SM FW B3Side A Runout, etched "o" is stamped
1 S PRELUDe PRL-12155 BS-RE 1A SM FW B4Side B Runout, etched "o" is stamped
PRL 12155 ASSide 1 Label
PRL 12155 BSSide 2 Label
CBS-S-82887-A-1 ALLEN V 2Side A etched,stamped
CBS-S.82887-B-1 ALLEN VSide B etched,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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia & New Zealand | Prelude Records PRL 12155First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | Prelude Records PRLP-12222First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | Building Records BGLP 12 222 / Building Records PRL 12155First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | Prelude Records PRLP-12222First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Canada | Prelude Records PRL 12155First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Ecuador | Prelude Records 313-1001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Prelude Records 940 571First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Hong Kong | Prelude Records PRL 12155First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Prelude Records PRL 12155First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Prelude Records VIP-6561First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | Prelude Records VIP-6561First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | Mexico | Gamma GX 01-1022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Philippines | Prelude RecordsFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Spain | Prelude Records PRL 501First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Sweden | Chart Records DS 4036First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
22 vinyl pressings of Come On Dance, Dance are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Brazil and more. One of them is Prelude Records PRL 12155.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PRL 12155, S CBS 82887, PRLP-12222, BGLP 12 222) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P RL12155 A-1A C8 1T and P RL12155 B-1A A1 1T. 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.
