Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Byrd · 1972
Keep On Doin' What You're Doin' was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
45-4205-A-1B-1-1 STERLING PRA-Side Runout Etching
45-4205-A-1B-1-11 PRB-Side Runout Etching
45-4205 A (M)A-Side Label
45-4205 BB-Side Label
45-4205-A-2C -REPL. △87117 GFA side hand etched
45-4205-B-1C △87117-XB side hand etched
STERLINGA side stamped
MRA & B sides stamped in a circle
45-4205-ARunout side A
45-4205-BRunout side B
45-4205 ALabel side A
45-4205 BLabel side B
45-4205-1AA side hand etched
45-4205-B-1A#2B side hand etched
STERLINGA side stamped
IAMA & B sides stamped in a triangle
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Jamaica | Polydor 45-4205First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Mexico | Polydor 163 / Polydor 2066 172First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | UK | Mojo 2093-013First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | US | Brownstone 45-4205 / Brownstone 2066 172First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1972 | US | Brownstone 45-4205First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1972 | US | Brownstone 45-4205First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1972 | US | Brownstone 45-4205First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | US | Brownstone 45-4205First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | Brownstone 45-4205First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | Brownstone 45-4205First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of Keep On Doin' What You're Doin' are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Jamaica, Mexico. One of them is Brownstone 45-4205.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-4205, 2093-013, 163) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-4205-A-1B-1-1 STERLING PR and 45-4205-A-1B-1-11 PR. 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.
