US
1974- Label and catalog number
- K-Tel TU 2360K-Tel TU 236
- Format
- LP, Compilation · 12
Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1974
Dynamite was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
U-4297 TU-236-1 AZ ❀Side A Runout - Etched
U-4298 TU-236-2 AZ ❀Side B Runout - Etched
TU 236 A ESS-1446 ASide A - etched
TU 236 B ESS-1446 BSide B - etched
TU236-1Side A - etched
TU236-2Side B - etched
\ TU-236-SIDEA 1B A6Side 1 etched
\ TU-236-SIDE B 1C B 5Side 2 etched
TU 236-1Side A - etched
TU 236-2Side B - etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | K-Tel TC-219First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | K-Tel TC-219First yearLP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1974 | US | K-Tel TU 2360 / K-Tel TU 236First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | US | K-Tel TU 236 / K-Tel TU 2360First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | K-Tel TU 236 / K-Tel TU 2360First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | K-Tel TU 2360First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | US | K-Tel TU 2360First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | US | K-Tel TU 236 / K-Tel TU 2360First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1974 | USA & Canada | K-Tel Records TU-236First yearLP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | K-Tel TU 2360 / K-Tel TU 236LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
10 vinyl pressings of Dynamite are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, Canada, USA & Canada. One of them is K-Tel TU 2360.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TU 2360, TU 236, TC-219, TU-236) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.

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