Vinyl pressings
by Skids · 1979
Scared To Dance was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 11 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.
V-2116-A-2 4 BRunout Side A, variant 1
V-2116-B-4 ∴ [Utopia Studios logo]Runout Side B, variant 1
V-2116 -A-4 Λ 1 [Utopia Studios logo]Runout Side A, variant 2
V -2116 - B1 Λ 8Runout Side B, variant 2
V - 2116 - A2Runout Side A
V - 2116 - B1Runout Side B
V 2116AMatrix label side A
V 2116BMatrix label side B
V-2116-A1 ARunout Side A
V-2116-B1 II DRunout Side B
AA-VI-2116-1A @tGP HuBSide A, etched
AAVI-2116 1B @tGP HuBSide B, etched
AA-VI-2116-1ASide A
AAVI-2116 1BSide B
SMX.54013 2Arunout A etched
SMX.54014 2Arunout B etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Canada | Virgin V2116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Virgin 2933 768First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Greece | Virgin V2116 / Virgin 2933 768First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Virgin VIP-6933First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | Virgin VIP-6933First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Virgin 200.423 / Virgin 200423First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Virgin V 2116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Virgin V 2116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Virgin V 2116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Virgin V2116LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Virgin International VI 2116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Virgin International VI 2116First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Virgin International VI 2116LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | Australia | Virgin L-36902 / Virgin L-36,902First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Virgin 200 423 / Virgin 200 423-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | UK | Virgin OVED 41LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Virgin 4789436 / Universal Music Catalogue 4789436LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UK | Past Night From Glasgow PNFG13K / Past Night From Glasgow PNFG13LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, LP, 45 RPM, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, LP, 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 2022 | UK | Past Night From Glasgow PNFG13LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2022 | UK | Past Night From Glasgow PNFG13 / Past Night From Glasgow PNFG13KLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, LP, 45 RPM, Compilation, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, LP, 45 RPM, Compilation, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2022 | UK | Past Night From Glasgow PNFG13LP, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | UK | Past Night From Glasgow PNFG13RLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | UK | Past Night From Glasgow PNFG13LP, Album, Reissue, LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | UK | Past Night From Glasgow PNFG13WLP, Reissue, Remastered, LP, 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue, Remastered, LP, 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
28 vinyl pressings of Scared To Dance are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1979 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, US, Australia, Germany and more. One of them is Virgin V2116, released February 23, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V2116, V 2116, VI 2116, L-36902) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V-2116-A-2 4 B and V-2116-B-4 ∴ [Utopia Studios logo]. 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.
