Vinyl pressings
by Brenda & The Tabulations · 1966
Dry Your Eyes / The Wash 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.
9 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 3 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.
D-BTA-1 DMA side runout, variant 1
D-BTA-2 LWB side runout, variant 1
D-BTA-1 AA side runout, variant 2
D-BTA-2 LWB side runout, variant 2
D-BTA 1Label A
D-BTA 2Label B
D-BTA-1Side A Runout - Etched
D-BTA-2Side B Runout - Etched
D-BTA-1Etched Side A
D-BTA-2 LWEtched Side B
D-BTA 1Label Side A
D-BTA 2Label Side B
△65191-X D-BTA-2 MRRunout Side A
△65191-X D-BTA-1 MRRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Apex 77037First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Funckler DL 25.565First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | US | Dionn Records 500First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | Dionn Records 500First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Dionn Records 500First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | US | Dionn Records 500First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | US | Dionn Records 500First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | Dionn Records 500First year7", Single, Styrene | 7", Single, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | Dionn Records 500First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | UK | London Records HL 10127 / London American Recordings HL 101277", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | UK | London American Recordings HL 101277", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Dionn Records 5007", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
12 vinyl pressings of Dry Your Eyes / The Wash are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Canada, Netherlands. One of them is Dionn Records 500, released December 19, 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 500, 77037, DL 25.565) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, D-BTA-1 DM and D-BTA-2 LW. 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.
