Vinyl pressings
by Box Tops · 1968
Non Stop was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
Bestway AudioMatrix Bell Sound 6023 SARunout side A
Bestway AudioMatrix Bell Sound 6023 SBRunout side B
6023-SA-BWLabel side A
6023-SB-BWLabel side B
6023SA Bell Sound ARPRunout, side A
6023SB Bell Sound 8-14-68 ARPRunout, side B [8-14-68 is etched]
6023SA Bell Sound (MR) Δ12327Side A runout, variant 1
6023SB Bell Sound (MR) Δ12327-XSide B runout, variant 1
6023 SA Bell Sound 12327Side A runout, variant 2
6023 SB Bell Sound 12327-XSide B runout, variant 2
Deadwax side A: 12327 6023 SA Bell Sound
Deadwax side B: 12327-X 6023 SB Bell Sound
6023 SA Bell Sound 8-15-68Variant 1: A-Side stamp, exc "8-15-68"
6023 SB Bell Sound 8-14-68Variant 1: B-Side stamp, exc "8-14-68"
6023 SA Bell Sound 8-14-68Variant 2: A-Side stamp, exc "8-14-68"
6023 SB Bell Sound 8-14-68Variant 2: B-Side stamp, exc "8-14-68"
6023SA Bell Sound 8-15-68 AudioMatrixRunout side A
6023SB Bell Sound 8-14-68 AudioMatrixRunout side B
6023SALabel side A
6023SBLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Bell Records Bell 6023 / Bell Records LPS 6023First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | France | Bell Records SBLX 340.793First yearLP | LP |
| 1968 | France | Bell Records SBLX 340.793First yearLP | LP |
| 1968 | Germany | Bell Records BELL S 6023First yearLP | LP |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Bell Records SBLL 6023First yearLP | LP |
| 1968 | South Africa | Stateside SJSL 5055First yearLP | LP |
| 1968 | Taiwan | Liming Record LM-2249LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1968 | US | Bell Records BELL 6023 / Bell Records BELL-6023First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Bell Records BELL 6023First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Bell Records Bell 6023First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Bell Records BELL 6023 / Bell Records 6023First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | Venezuela | Odeon MT-1176First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Bell Records BELL - 6023 / Bell Records BELL 6023First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Bell Records BELL 6023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Bell Records BELL 6023 / Bell Records 6023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Nicaragua | Odeon SBLL-108LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Bell Records BELL 6023LP, Album | LP, Album |
21 vinyl pressings of Non Stop are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Canada, France, Germany and more. One of them is Bell Records BELL - 6023, released July 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BELL - 6023, BELL 6023, Bell 6023, SBLX 340.793) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Bestway AudioMatrix Bell Sound 6023 SA and Bestway AudioMatrix Bell Sound 6023 SB. 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.
