Vinyl pressings
by Carol Douglas · 1974
Doctor's Orders was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
32 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 16 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.
MB-10113-A-2S BellSound Bre HA-side runout
MB-10113-B-2S BellSound Bre HB-side runout
MB-10113-AA-side label
MB-10113-BB-side label
MB-10113-A-3S Bell Sound Bre AI IA side runout, variant 1
MB-10113-B-3S Bell Sound Bre I AIB side runout, variant 1
MB-10113-A-3S Bell Sound Bre A1 IA side runout, variant 2
MB-10113-B-3S Bell Sound Bre I A3B side runout, variant 2
MB 10113-ALabel side A
MA 10113-CLabel side B
RCA·2496·A1E BILBOA side
RCA·2496·B1EB side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | RCA Victor 102548First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Belgium | RCA Victor MB 10113 / RCA MB 10113First year7", Single, Misprint | 7", Single, Misprint |
| 1974 | Belgium | RCA Victor MB 10113 / RCA MB 10113First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1974 | Brazil | RCA Victor 101.4054First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Canada | RCA MB-10113First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | France | RCA Victor MB 10113First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | France | RCA Victor MB 10113First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | France | RCA Victor MB 10113First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | RCA Victor MB 10113 / RCA Victor MB-10113First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | RCA Victor MB-10113 / RCA Victor MB 10113First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Germany | RCA MB-10113 / RCA 26.11241First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | RCA Victor MB 10 113 / RCA Victor MB-10 113First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Greece | RCA Victor RCS 4012First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Jamaica | RCA Victor MB-10113 AFirst year7" | 7" |
| 1974 | New Zealand | RCA Victor MB 10113First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Golden Greats GB-501857", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Philippines | RCA Victor MB-101127", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
49 vinyl pressings of Doctor's Orders are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1974 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Canada, Italy and more. One of them is Midland International MB-10113.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MB-10113, JH-10113, RCA 2496, MB 10113) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MB-10113-A-2S BellSound Bre H and MB-10113-B-2S BellSound Bre H. 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.
