Vinyl pressings
by Bob Lind · 1966
Don't Be Concerned was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 7 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.
Etched: WP-1841-A-1 A: Stamped:RSide A
Etched: WP-1841- B-1 Stamped: 5 RSide B
WP-1841-A-1 A: R[stamped]Side A, etched, Variant 2
WP-1841-B-1 B[reversed] R[stamped]Side B, etched, Variant 2
WP 1841 SIDE 1 1Runout A stamped
WP 1841 SIDE 2 1Runout B stamped
WPS-21841-2-SIDE 1 I A1Side A Runout, Stamped (Var. 1)
WPS 21841-2 SIDE 2 1 I A1Side B Runout, Stamped (Var. 1)
WP̶S_21841_2-SIDE1 I A1Side A Runout, Stamped (Var. 2)
WPS 21841 SIDE 2 1 A1 ISide B Runout, Stamped (Var. 2)
WP 1841 RRunout A stamped
WP 1841 RRunout B stamped
WP 1841 SIDE 1 1 VIRunout side A, stamped
WP 1841 SIDE 2 1 VIRunout side B, stamped
WPS-21841-A-1 RSide A Etched - "R" is Stamped
WPS 21841-B-1 RSide B Etched - "R" is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | Festival Records FL-31,939First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Australia | Festival Records SFL-931,939First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Canada | World Pacific Records WP-1841 / World Pacific Records WP. 1841First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | World Pacific Records WPS-21841 / World Pacific Records WPS. 21841First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Italy | Ricordi International MIR 23-002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Mexico | Liberty WP-1841 / Musart WP-1841First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Philips BLO8774First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Fontana TL5340First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Fontana STL 5340First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | World Pacific Records WP-1841First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | World Pacific Records WPS-21841First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | World Pacific Records WP-1841First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | World Pacific Records WP-1841First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | World Pacific Records WP-1841LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | World Pacific Records WP-1841First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Sunset Records SLS-96,023LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Sunset Records LS-6,023LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | Sunset Records SLS 96023LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Sunset Records SLS-96,023LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | South Africa | World Pacific Records WPL 1013LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | World Pacific Records WPS-21841LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
24 vinyl pressings of Don't Be Concerned are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is World Pacific Records WP-1841.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WP-1841, WPS-21841, TL5340, STL 5340) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Etched: WP-1841-A-1 A: Stamped:R and Etched: WP-1841- B-1 Stamped: 5 R. 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.
