Vinyl pressings
by Atlanta Rhythm Section · 1975
Dog Days 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.
12 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 6 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-6041-A-REV-PRC-5-1-1 STERLING RL PRCRunout A variant 1
PD-6041-B-REV-PRC-5-1-11 STERLING RL PRCRunout B variant 1
PD-6041-A-REV-PRC-5-1-1111 STERLING RL PRCRunout A variant 2
PD-6041-B-REV-PRC-5-1-1111 STERLING RL PRCRunout B variant 2
PD-6041-A-REV-PRC-5 II STERLING RL PRC
PD-6041-B-REV-PRC-5 I III STERLING RL PRC
MRBoth Sides, Stamped Monarch Record Mfg. Co. Circle Logo
PD-6041-A-REV-MW-4 △ 20018(1) STERLING RLSide 1
PD-6041-B-REV-MW-4 STERLING RL △ 20018(1)Side 2
PD-6041-A-STERLING-TRunout Side A
PD-6041-B-STERLING-TRunout Side B
PD-6041-A-REV-PRC-5 II STERLING RL PRC
PD-6041-B-REV-PRC-5 I-1 STERLING RL PRC
2391179 A//1 420 03 11 1 PRSide A - stamped - PR etched
2391179 B//1 420 03 11 2Side B - stamped
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 | Canada | Polydor PD 6041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Polydor PD 6041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Polydor 2391 179First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Polydor 2391 179First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Polydor MP 2504First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Polydor 2391 179First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Polydor 2391 179First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1975 | US | Polydor PD6041 / Polydor PD-6041LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1975 | US | Polydor PD6041 / Polydor PD 6041First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Polydor PD6041 / Polydor PD-6041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Polydor PD 6041 / Polydor 2391 179First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Polydor PD6041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Polydor PD6041 / Polydor PD-6041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | Polydor 23 91 179LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Australia | Polydor 2391 179LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Polydor 2391-179LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Polydor 2391 179LP, Album | LP, Album |
17 vinyl pressings of Dog Days are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1975 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Polydor PD6041.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PD6041, PD 6041, 2391 179, MP 2504) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PD-6041-A-REV-PRC-5-1-1 STERLING RL PRC and PD-6041-B-REV-PRC-5-1-11 STERLING RL 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.
