Vinyl pressings
by The Trammps · 1979
The Whole World's Dancing 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.
17 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 13 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.
STA-784197-CCC-1-11 PRC TM/JR STERLINGRunout A variant 1
STA-784198-CCC-1-111 TM/JR STERLING PRCRunout B variant 1
STA-784197-CCC-1-1111 PRC TM/JR STERLINGRunout A variant 2
STA-784198-CCC-1 TM/JR STERLING PRCRunout B variant 2
STA-784197-CC MR ◁ 24243 ④ TM/JR STERLINGSide A runout
STA-784198-CC MR ◁ 24243-X ③ TM/JR STERLINGSide B runout
ST-A-784197-MOSide A label
ST-A-784198-MOSide B label
STA-784197-C TM/JR STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
STA-784198-C TM/JR STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
STA-784197-C PR (P) TM/JR STERLINGSide A runout, variant 2, etched & stamped
STA-784198-C TM/JR STERLING PR PSide B runout, variant 2, etched & stamped
ST-A-784197-CCC-1-11Side A
ST-A-784198-CCC-1Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Atlantic SD 19210First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Atlantic KSD 19210First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 599First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | India | Atlantic SD 19210 / Atlantic SD-19210First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Atlantic W 50599First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Atlantic W 50599First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 50 599First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 19210First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | Atlantic S 90.140First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Atlantic K 50599First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Atlantic ST-A-784197 / Atlantic ST-A-784198LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | US | Atlantic SD 19210First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Venezuela | Atlantic GM-200.2583 / Atlantic Lps. 200.2583First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | Atlantic 30.100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Philippines | Atlantic SD 19210First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of The Whole World's Dancing are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Brazil, Philippines and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 19210, released April 25, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 19210, K 50599, 30.100, KSD 19210) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STA-784197-CCC-1-11 PRC TM/JR STERLING and STA-784198-CCC-1-111 TM/JR STERLING PRC. 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.
