Vinyl pressings
by The Three Suns · 1958
Let's Dance With The Three Suns was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. 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 1958, the album's first year, in 4 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.
J2PY2237-20S A1 ⅠRunout side A version 1
J2PY2238-10S A1 ⅠRunout side B version 1
J2 PY2237-21S I A4Runout side A version 2
J2 PY2238-10S A4 IRunout side B version 2
H2PP5293-1S Ⅰ A1Runout Side A
H2PP5294-1S Ⅰ A1Runout Side B
H2PP-5293Label Side A
H2PP-5294Label Side B
H2PP5293-1S Ⅰ C 3Runout Side A
H2PP5294-7S B 1 1Runout Side B
H2PP-5293Label Side A
H2PP-5294Label Side B
R H2PP5293-2S A1Runout Side A
R H2PP5294- 2S A2Runout Side B
(H2PP-5293)Label Side A
(H2PP-5294)Label Side B
side A: H2PP-5293 7S A 2
side B: H2 PP5294-8S A1
J2PY2237-20S A1 ⅠRunout side A version 1
J2PY2238-10S A1 ⅠRunout side B version 1
J2 PY2237-21S A4Runout side A version 2
J2 PY2238-10S A4 IRunout side B version 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-1578First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-1578First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | South Africa | RCA 31,136 / RCA 31.136First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | UK | RCA RD-27066First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | RCA Victor LSP-1578 / RCA Victor LSP 1578First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | RCA Victor LPM-1578First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | RCA Victor LPM-1578First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | RCA Victor LPM-1578First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | RCA Victor LPM-1578First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | RCA Victor LSP-1578 / RCA Victor LSP 1578First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | RCA Victor LSP-1578 / RCA Victor LSP 1578First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA SL10532LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | RCA RPL 3024 / RCA RPL.3024LP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of Let's Dance With The Three Suns are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Canada, South Africa. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-1578.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-1578, LPM-1578, RD-27066, 31,136) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, J2PY2237-20S A1 Ⅰ and J2PY2238-10S A1 Ⅰ. 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.
