Vinyl pressings
by The DeFranco Family · 1974
Save The Last Dance For Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 9 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.
T M 2088 AS-1 TML AA runout variant 1
T M 2088 BS-1 TML AB runout variant 1
M 2088 AS-2 TIA runout variant 2
T M 2088 BS-1 TML TIB runout variant 2
M 2088 AS 1B sssA-Side Runout Etching
M 2088 BS 1B ssB-Side Runout Etching
M-2088-ASA-Side Label
M-2088-BSB-Side Label
p M 2088 ASA runout
p M 2088 BSB runout
M-2088-ASA label
M-2088-BSB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Argentina | MICSA 4.047First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1974 | Brazil | 20th Century Records TC-2088First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Canada | 20th Century Records 1209-2088First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Germany | Philips 6162 018First year7" | 7" |
| 1974 | Italy | Philips 6162 018First year7" | 7" |
| 1974 | Jamaica | 20th Century Records TC-2088First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Mexico | 20th Century Records G 1331First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | Pye International 7N 25654First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | 20th Century Records TC-2088 / Laufer Entertainment Group TC-2088First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | 20th Century Records TC-2088 / Laufer Entertainment Group TC-2088First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1974 | US | 20th Century Records TC-2088 / Laufer Entertainment Group TC-2088First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | US | 20th Century Records TC-2088 / Laufer Entertainment Group TC-2088First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1975 | Panama | 20th Century Records tc-100047", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
13 vinyl pressings of Save The Last Dance For Me are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Argentina, Brazil and more. One of them is 20th Century Records TC-2088.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TC-2088, 7N 25654, 4.047, 1209-2088) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T M 2088 AS-1 TML A and T M 2088 BS-1 TML A. 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.
