Vinyl pressings
by Bob Newhart · 1962
The Button-Down Mind On TV was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. 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 1962, the album's first year, in 4 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.
-8967-1E BSide A runout, variant 1
-8698-1H T WSide B runout, variant 1
-8967-1E T A 1111 11 1Side A runout, variant 2
-8698-1G T B 11Side B runout, variant 2
S-38697-1BA-side, variant 1
S-38698-1BB-side, variant 1
S-38697-1GA-side, variant 2, stamped
S-38698-1FB-side, variant 2, stamped
-8697-1K W-1467-A HIIRunout A
-8698-1K W-1467-B HIRunout B
8697Label A
8698Label B
R 8697 US PAT#RE 23.946 G.B. PAT# 713.418Side A runout
R 8698 G.B. PAT# 713.418 US PAT#RE 23.946Side B runout
8697Side A label
8698Side B label
8697-1B
8698-1B
S-38697-2WA-side runout, stamped
S-38698-1WB-side runout, stamped
NS.38697A-side label
NS.38698B-side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records W 1467First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1467First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WM 8110First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WS 8110 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1467First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WM 8110First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1467First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1467First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1467First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1467First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1069LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1467LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of The Button-Down Mind On TV are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1962 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is Warner Bros. Records W 1467.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use W 1467, WS 1467, WM 8110, WS 8110) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, -8967-1E B and -8698-1H T W. 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.
