UK
1978- Label and catalog number
- BBC Records And Tapes REC 316
- Format
- LP, Mono · Damont pressing
- Runout / matrix
REC 316 A - 1♢MB (alias Luke Skywalker) 1 DAMONTSide A runout, etched
REC 316 B - 1♢MB 1 DAMONTSide B runout, etched
Vinyl pressings
by BBC Radiophonic Workshop · 1978
BBC Sound Effects No. 19 - Doctor Who Sound… 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.
4 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
REC 316 A - 1♢MB (alias Luke Skywalker) 1 DAMONTSide A runout, etched
REC 316 B - 1♢MB 1 DAMONTSide B runout, etched
REC 316 A - 1♢MB (ALIAS LUKE SKYWALKER)A Side Runout
REC 316 B - 1♢MBB Side Runout
REC 316 A - 1♢MB (ALIAS LUKE SKYWALKER)A Side Runout
REC 316 B - 1♢MB MB Side Runout
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 | Canada | Total Records TRC 918First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | UK | BBC Records And Tapes REC 316First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | UK | BBC Records And Tapes REC 316 / BBC Records REC 316First yearLP, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | UK | BBC Records And Tapes REC 316First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | US | BBC Records And Tapes BBC-22316LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1982 | US | BBC Records And Tapes BBC-22316LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1982 | US | BBC Records And Tapes BBC-22316LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1983 | Spain | Diapason 51.0123LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1986 | UK | BBC Records And Tapes REC 316LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | UK | BBC Records LPBBC24819LP, Record Store Day, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Record Store Day, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | UK | BBC Records LPBBC24819LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | BBC Records And Tapes REC 316LP, Repress, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | BBC Records And Tapes REC 316 / BBC Records REC 316LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of BBC Sound Effects No. 19 - Doctor Who Sound… are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1978 and 2012.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, Canada. One of them is BBC Records And Tapes REC 316.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use REC 316, TRC 918) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, REC 316 A - 1♢MB (alias Luke Skywalker) 1 DAMONT and REC 316 B - 1♢MB 1 DAMONT. 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.