Vinyl pressings
by ZZ Top · 1983
Legs (Special Dance Mix) was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 2 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.
R/S Alsdorf 920185-0 A PF 6Runout side A, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 920185-0 B PF 6Runout side B, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 920185-0 A PFRunout side A, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 920185-0 B D PFRunout side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records 80000-20 / Warner Bros. Records 0-20207First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1983 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records 92-0185-0First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 7-292727", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 16.2627", Single | 7", Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 0207012", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 927277", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 927277", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 0207012", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records 45-800947", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records 45-800947", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1984 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 92-0185-012", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 929252-7 / Warner Bros. Records 929 252-77", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | France | Warner Bros. Records 92-0185-012", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records SWB-1307", Single | 7", Single |
| 1984 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records 7-292727", Single | 7", Single |
43 vinyl pressings of Legs (Special Dance Mix) are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1983 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Germany, Ecuador. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 92-0185-0.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 92-0185-0, 80000-20) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R/S Alsdorf 920185-0 A PF 6 and R/S Alsdorf 920185-0 B PF 6. 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.
