Vinyl pressings
by Shalamar · 1978
Disco Gardens 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.
14 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 13 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.
BXL1-2895-A 1S Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL I A2OSide A runout, variant 1
BXL1-2895-B 1S Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL I A2TSide B runout, variant 1
BXL1-2895-A 1S Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL I A3FSide A runout, variant 2
BXL1-2895-B 1S Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL I A1MSide B runout, variant 2
BXL1-2895-A 1S Wally OSide A Runout - Etched
BXL1-2895-B 1S Wally TSide B Runout - Etched
MASTERED BY CAPITOL, ɪ A2Side A/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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Argentina | RCA avs-4665First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | RCA Victor BXL1 2895First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | RCA Victor 104.8105First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | RCA Victor BXL1-2895 / Solar records BXL1-2895First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | France | RCA Victor XL12895First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | RCA RVP-6377First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | RCA RVP-6377First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | Mexico | RCA MILS-4378First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | New Zealand | RCA Victor BXL1 2895First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Philippines | RCA Victor BXL1 2895First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Spain | RCA Victor FL-12895First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Turkey | RCA BXL1 2895 / RCA 1040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | RCA Victor FL12895First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Solar BXL1 2895First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Canada | Solar AGEK-2071LPLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Solar AYL1-3838LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
16 vinyl pressings of Disco Gardens are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1978 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Solar BXL1 2895.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BXL1 2895, FL12895, avs-4665, 104.8105) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BXL1-2895-A 1S Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL I A2O and BXL1-2895-B 1S Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL I A2T. 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.
