Vinyl pressings
by Bush · 1970
Bush was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, 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.
DS-50086-A [Artisan logo] [MR logo] △14937A Side runout
DS-50086-B [Artisan logo] [MR logo] △14937-XB Side runout
DS-50086-AA Side label
DS-50086-BB Side label
DS-50086-A [Artisan logo] LW [LW rotated 90°]Side A, etched & stamped
DS-50086-B [Artisan logo] LW [LW rotated 90°]Side B, etched & stamped
[Artisan logo]Side A & B, stamped
DS-50086-A [ (A) (MR) stamped]A Side Runout
DS-50086-B [ (A) (MR) stamped]B Side Runout
SPB 1012 ALabel - Side A
SPB 1012 BLabel - Side B
DS-50086-A TGSide A runout, etched
DS-50086-B TGSide B runout, etched
50086-ASide A label
50086-BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Stateside SOSL 10097First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | RCA Victor DS-50086First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | France | Probe 2 C062 - 91770First yearLP | LP |
| 1970 | Japan | Stateside HP-80095 / Dunhill HP-80095First yearLP, Album, Promo, Sampler · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo, Sampler · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1970 | UK | Probe SPB 1012 / Probe 1E 062 ◦ 91770First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Dunhill DS-50086First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Dunhill DS-50086 / ABC Records DS-50086First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Dunhill DS-50086First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Dunhill DS 50086LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1970 | Venezuela | Odeon DS-50086 / Dunhill DS-50086First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Canada | Freedom Records Inc. FR-009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records DS-50086LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Bush are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1970 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Dunhill DS-50086.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DS-50086, SPB 1012, SOSL 10097, 2 C062 - 91770) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DS-50086-A [Artisan logo] [MR logo] △14937 and DS-50086-B [Artisan logo] [MR logo] △14937-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.
