Vinyl pressings
by Sparks · 1986
Music That You Can Dance To was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 7 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.
MCA5640 FDS-3 FUTURE DISC ◈-P-◈Runout A, variant 1
MCA5641 FDS-3 ◈-P-◈Runout B, variant 1
MCA5640 FDS-1 FUTURE DISC ◈-P-◈Runout A, variant 2
MCA5640 FDS-2 ◈-P-◈Runout B, variant 2
MCA5640 FDS-3 FUTURE DISCSide A Runout - Etched, Variant 1
MCA5641 FDS-3Side B Runout - Etched, Variant 1
MCA5640 FDS-4 FUTURE DISCSide A Runout - Etched, Variant 2
MCA5641 FDS-4Side B Runout - Etched, Variant 2
MCA 5640 FDS-1 FUTURE DISC 回-G-回Side A runout
MCA 5641 FDS-2 回-G-回Side B runout
MCA 5640Side A label
MCA 5641Side B label
TOON LP2-A MT DAMONTSide A runout, variant 1
TOON LP2-B MT 1 B DAMONTSide B runout, variant 1
TOON-^LP2-A MT. DAMONT A 3Side A runout, variant 2
TOONLP2-B MT. DAMONT A 2Side A runout, variant 2
VPL1 6729A MCA 5780 ARunout (Etched) Side 1
VPL1 6729 B MCA 5780 BRunout (Etched) Side 2
MCA 5780 ALabel Side 1
MCA 5780 BLabel Side 2
A99177 A 30C1Run-out side A, stamped
A99177 B 30C1Run-out side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Belgium | Magic 99177First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5780 / Curb Records MCA-5780First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | France | Vogue 540138 / Curb Records 540138First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Germany | Curb Records INT 147.724First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | MCA Records MCA-5780First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | MCA Records MCA-5780 / Curb Records MCA-5780First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Curb Records MCA-5780 / MCA Records MCA-5780First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Germany | Curb Records C-147 724 A+BLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Australia & New Zealand | RCA Victor VPL1 6729First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | Consolidated Allied Records TOON LP 2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Music That You Can Dance To are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Belgium and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-5780.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-5780, TOON LP 2, VPL1 6729, 99177) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA5640 FDS-3 FUTURE DISC ◈-P-◈ and MCA5641 FDS-3 ◈-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.
