Vinyl pressings
by Trax · 1978
Dancing In The Street was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
PD-1-6142-AS-PRC 1 1-11 STERLING PRCA-side runout
PD-1-6142-BS-PRC 1 1-11 STERLING PRCB-side runout
PD-1-6142-AA-side label
PD-1-6142-BB-side label
PD-1-6142-AS-CP1 STERLINGSide A runout
PD-1-6142-BS-CP2 STERLINGSide B runout
PD-1-6142 ASide A label
PD-1-6142 BSide B label
PD-1-6142-AS-CP1 STERLINGSide A run-out area
PD-1-6142-BS-CP STERLINGSide B run-out area
PD1 6142-A SNB QSide A runout
PD1 6142-B SNB QSide B runout
PD-1-6142-ASide A label
PD-1-6142-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Argentina | RCA Victor AVS-4635First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Polydor PD-1-6142First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1978 | France | Polydor 2393 206First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | Germany | Oasis 25 876 OTFirst yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | Greece | Music-Box SMB 40035First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | Japan | Hansa SUX-105-SAFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | Hansa SUX-105-SAFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Singapore | Polydor 2480 476First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Spain | RCA Victor SPL1-7157First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | US | Polydor PD-1-6142 / Polydor 2391 345First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Polydor PD-1-6142 / Polydor 2391 345First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Polydor PD-1-6142First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Polydor PD-1-6142 / Polydor 2391 345First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Turkey | VOX 602LP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Dancing In The Street are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Argentina, Canada, France and more. One of them is Polydor PD-1-6142.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PD-1-6142, AVS-4635, 2393 206, 25 876 OT) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PD-1-6142-AS-PRC 1 1-11 STERLING PRC and PD-1-6142-BS-PRC 1 1-11 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.
