Vinyl pressings
by Van McCoy · 1975
The Disco Kid was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 16 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.
AV69-9 A-7 MR 1 △ 20085 (4) MASTERDISK G. KONGSide A runout, variant 1
AV69-9 B-6 MR 1 △ 20085-X (3) MASTERDISK G. KONGSide B runout, variant 1
AV 69-9 A-6 MR △ 20085 (1) MASTERDISK G. KONGSide A runout, variant 2
AV 69-9 B-6 MR △ 20085-X (2) MASTERDISK G. KONGSide B runout, variant 2
AV 69-9 A-1 MASTERDISK G. KONG SRunout - A Side Etched
AV 69-9 B-1 MASTERDISK G. KONG SRunout - B Side Etched
AV69-9-ALabel - A Side
AV69-9-BLabel - B Side
AV-69-9-AA label
AV-69-9-BB label
AV 69-9 A-4 MASTERDISK G. KONGA side
AV 69-9 B-4 ASTERDISK G. KONGB side
AV 69-9 A-5 Masterdisk G. KongSide A runout, variant 1
AV 69-9 B-5 Masterdisk G. KongSide B runout, variant 1
AV 69-9 A-1 Masterdisk G. KonigSide A runout, variant 2
AV 69-9 B-2 Masterdisk G. KonigSide B runout, variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Festival Records L 35711 / Avco AV-69009-698First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Avco L 35711First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Avco AV-69009-VFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Philips 6310 851First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Avco 89 462 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Greece | Avco AV-69009-698First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Guatemala | Avco dlav-5030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Avco AV 69009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Avco AV-69009-698First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Avco SWX-6231First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Avco SWX-6231First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Avco Embassy AV 69009 / Avco AV-69009-698First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Singapore | Avco AV-69009-698First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | South Africa | Avco AV-69009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Taiwan | Giant Birdman Records TD-1647First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Chile | Avco LP AVC-110 / Banglad LP AVC-110LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
30 vinyl pressings of The Disco Kid are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1975 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Avco AV-69009-698, released October 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AV-69009-698, AV-69009-0698, 9109 007, L 35711) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AV69-9 A-7 MR 1 △ 20085 (4) MASTERDISK G. KONG and AV69-9 B-6 MR 1 △ 20085-X (3) MASTERDISK G. KONG. 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.
