Vinyl pressings
by Cass Elliot · 1969
Bubble Gum, Lemonade &... Something For Mama 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.
14 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.
DS 50055-A-IA o A3 P 2Runout Side A [etched], variant 1
DS 50055-B-IA o 1 PRunout Side B [etched], variant 1
Ƨ DS 50055-A-IA oRunout Side A [etched], variant 2
Ƨ 1 DS 50055-B-IA oRunout Side B [etched], variant 2
DS 5-0055 A LWSide A runout, variant 1
DS 5-0055 B LWSide B runout, variant 1
DS 5-0055 A LW ⓀSide A runout, variant 2
DS 5-0055 B LWSide B runout, variant 2
DS5-0055A MR Δ13430Side 1 Runout (MR = Monarch Records Logo)
DS5-0055 B MR Δ13430-XSide 2 Runout (MR = Monarch Records Logo)
DS 50055A 1SSide A, Stamped
DS 50055B 1SSide B, Stamped
DS 50055 ALabel A
DS 50055 BLabel B
SSL 5014 A-1Side 1 runout
SSL 5014 B- 1Side 2 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 | Australia | Stateside SOSL 10062 / Stateside SOSL-10062First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Dunhill DS-50055 / ABC Records DS-50055LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Dunhill DS-50055 / ABC Records DS-50055LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Dunhill DS-50055 / Dunhill DS 50055First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Dunhill DS-50055 / Dunhill DS 50055First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | Stateside 2C 062-90.224 / Stateside 2 C 062-90224First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | Columbia 1 C 062-90 224 / Columbia Stateside 1 C 062-90 224First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Stateside SSLM 6078LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Stateside SSLM 6078First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | South Africa | Stateside SJSL 125First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | Stateside SSL 5014 / Stateside 1E 062 ◦ 90224First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | Stateside SL 5014 / Stateside 1E 062 ◦ 90224 (M)First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill DS-50055 / ABC Records DS-50055LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill DS-50055 / ABC Records DS-50055First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill DS-50055 / ABC Records DS-50055LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | World Record Club S/5081 / World Record Club S-5081LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1974 | Australia | World Record Club S/5081 / World Record Club S-5081LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1977 | Australia | World Record Club R-00732 / World Record Club S/5081LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Stateside HP8791LP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
25 vinyl pressings of Bubble Gum, Lemonade &... Something For Mama are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1969 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Dunhill DS-50055, released July 5, 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DS-50055, SSL 5014, SL 5014, SOSL 10062) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DS 50055-A-IA o A3 P 2 and DS 50055-B-IA o 1 P. 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.
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