Vinyl pressings
by Tielman Susato · 1972
Dances Of The Renaissance was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 3 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.
XZTT-765-2A 111Side A - runout
XZTT-766-2 111 (111 is upside down)Side B - runout - etched by hand, except 111 which is stamped)
XZTT 765Side A - label
XZTT 766Side B - label
XZTT-765-1L JT 1Side A Runout
XZTT-766-1L JT 1Side B Runout
XZTT 765Side A Label
XZTT 766Side B Label
XZTT-765-2A 111Side A - runout
XZTT-766-2 111 (111 is upside down)Side B - runout - etched by hand, except 111 which is stamped)
XZTT 765Side A - label
XZTT 766Side B - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Brazil | London Records XZTT-765First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | L'Oiseau-Lyre SOL-R 330First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK & Europe | L'Oiseau-Lyre SOL-R 330First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Belgium | Monumenta Belgicae Musicae MBM 9LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Belgium | Monumenta Belgicae Musicae MBM 9LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Monumenta Belgicae Musicae MBM 9LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | The Record Society R-02801 / World Record Club R. 02801LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Monumenta Belgicae Musicae MBM 9 / Monumenta Belgicae Musicae MBM.9LP | LP |
| ? | Belgium | Monumenta Belgicae Musicae MBM 9LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Belgium | Monumenta Belgicae Musicae MBM 9LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Dances Of The Renaissance are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1972 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK & Europe, UK, Brazil. One of them is L'Oiseau-Lyre SOL-R 330.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SOL-R 330, XZTT-765) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XZTT-765-2A 111 and XZTT-766-2 111 (111 is upside down). 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.
