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The DriftersSave The Last Dance For Me / When My Little Girl Is Smiling

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Save The Last Dance For Me / When My Little Girl Is Smiling

by The Drifters · 1979

15 pressings4 countriesRhythm & BluesRockFunk / Soul

Save The Last Dance For Me 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Save The Last Dance For Me

1 pressing came out in 1979, the album's first year. 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.

UK

1979
Label and catalog number
Lightning Records LIG 9014
Format
7", 45 RPM, Picture Disc
Runout / matrix

LIG 9014 P A3 STRANBERRY | D 28/2Runout, A-side, etched

LIG 9014 P B3 STRANBERRY 28/2Runout, B-side, etched

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 15 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1979UKLightning Records LIG 9014First year7", 45 RPM, Picture Disc · Picture disc7", 45 RPM, Picture Disc · Picture disc
1979UKOld Gold LIG 90147", 45 RPM, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Reissue
1979USAtlantic OS-130167", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue
1980s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980IrelandOld Gold OG 90147", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue
1980UKOld Gold OG 9014 / Lightning Records OG 90147", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1980UKOld Gold OG 90147", 45 RPM, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Reissue
1980UKOld Gold OG 90147", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1982UKOld Gold OG 9014 / Lightning Records OG 90147", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue
Year unknown7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaAtlantic OS 130167", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
?UKOld Gold OG 90147", 45 RPM, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Reissue
?UKOld Gold OG 90147", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono
?USAtlantic OS-130167", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue
?USAtlantic OS 130167", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue
?USAtlantic OS-130167", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue
?USAtlantic OS-130167", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. ASave The Last Dance For Me2:34
  2. BWhen My Little Girl Is Smiling2:31

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Save The Last Dance For Me are there?

15 vinyl pressings of Save The Last Dance For Me are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1979 and 1982.

When was Save The Last Dance For Me first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK. One of them is Lightning Records LIG 9014.

How do I tell if my copy of Save The Last Dance For Me is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LIG 9014) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LIG 9014 P A3 STRANBERRY | D 28/2 and LIG 9014 P B3 STRANBERRY 28/2. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Save The Last Dance For Me on vinyl worth?

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.

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