Vinyl pressings
by Box Tops · 1969
Dimensions was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 8 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.
AudioMatrix Bell 6032 SA MR MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA W&K △ 13778Etched Side 1
AudioMatrix Bell 6032 SB MR MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA W △ 13778-XEtched Side 2
6032-SALabel, Side 1
6032-SBLabel, Side 2
6032-SA-BWLabel, side A
6032-SB-BWLabel, side B
Bell 6032 SA MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILASide A runout, variant 1
Bell 6032 SB MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILASide B runout, variant 1
Bell 6032 SA MASTERED BY FR 7-[ARP stamp]6-69 ANKFORD/WAYNE PHILASide A runout, variant 2
Bell 6032 SB MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA [ARP stamp] 7-16-69Side B runout, variant 2
Bell 6032-SA MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNERunout A
Bell 6032-SB MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNERunout B
Bell 6032 SA MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA wgk AudioMatrixSide A runout, etched/stamped, variant 1
Bell 6032 SB MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA Cv Bestway AudioMatrixSide B runout, etched/stamped, variant 1
Bell 6032 SA- Bestway MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA W&K AudioMatrixSide A runout, etched/stamped, variant 2
Bell 6032 SB MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA W Bestway AudioMatrixSide B runout, etched/stamped, variant 2
AudioMatrix Bell 6032 SA T (MR) MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA W&K △13778Side A Runout
x Bell 6031 SB (MR) MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA w △13778-XSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Argentina | Parlophone 5081First yearLP | LP |
| 1969 | Canada | Bell Records BELL 6032First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Bell Records BELL 6032 / Bell Records LPS 6032First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | Bell Records 2C062-90512First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | Bell Records BELL 6032First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Japan | Bell Records BELL 58001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Japan | Bell Records BELL 58001 / CBS/Sony BELL 58001First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Bell Records SBLL 6032 / Bell Records SBLL.6032First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Bell Records MBLL 120 / Bell Records 1E 062 ◦ 90512 (M)First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | US | Bell Records BELL 6032First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Bell Records BELL 6032 / Bell Records 6032First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Bell Records BELL 6032First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Bell Records BELL 6032 / Bell Records 6032First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Bell Records BELL 6032First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Bell Records BELL 6032 / Bell Records BELL - 6032First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Bell Records BELL 6032LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1970 | Venezuela | Odeon SOLP-1022LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
24 vinyl pressings of Dimensions are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Argentina, Canada and more. One of them is Bell Records BELL 6032, released September 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BELL 6032, 6032, SBLL 120, MBLL 120) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AudioMatrix Bell 6032 SA MR MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA W&K △ 13778 and AudioMatrix Bell 6032 SB MR MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA W △ 13778-X. 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.
