Vinyl pressings
by Sly & The Family Stone · 1967
Dance To The Music was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 2 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.
J ZSP135537-1C pA side deadwax - stamped
J ZSP135538-1C pB side deadwax - stamped
ZSP 135537Side A Label
ZSP 135538Side B Label
o ZSP135537-2D PA-Side Runout Etching
ZSP135538-1D PB-Side Runout Etching
ZSP 135537Side A Label
ZSP 135538Side B Label
ZSP135537-2B SSSSSSSRunout A, stamped exc. SSSSSSS
ZSP135538-1B SSSSSRunout B, stamped exc. SSSSS
ZSP 135537Label A
ZSP 135538Label B
ZSP13537-2ESide A, stamped
ZSP13538-1ESide B, stamped
ZSP 135537Side A Label
ZSP 135538Side B Label
0 ZSP13537-2D PSide A runout
J ZSP13538-1C PSide B runout
ZSP 135537Side A Label
ZSP 135538Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Epic 5-10256First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Epic 5-10256First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Epic 5-10256First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Epic 5-10256First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Epic 5-10256First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Epic 5-10256First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Epic 5-10256First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Epic 5-10256First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Epic 5-10256First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Epic 5-10256First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Epic 5-10256First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Australia | Epic ES - 0587", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Germany | Epic 5-99487", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Greece | Epic 5-99167", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1968 | Greece | Epic 5-99167", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Epic EXS-75217", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1971 | UK | Direction 58-35687", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress |
37 vinyl pressings of Dance To The Music are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1967 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada. One of them is Epic 5-10256, released November 18, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5-10256) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, J ZSP135537-1C p and J ZSP135538-1C p. 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.
