Vinyl pressings
by Cass Elliot · 1969
Make Your Own Kind Of Music - It's Getting Better 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.
5 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 2 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 50071 - A T ["∆" with a "\" through it]14093Side A Etching
DS 50071-B ["∆" with a "\" through it]14093-XSide B Etching
["MR" circled]Side A & B Stamped
DS 50071 - A ["∆" with a "\" through it]14093Side A Etching, Variant 1
DS 50071-B ["∆" with a "\" through it]14093-XSide B Etching, Variant 1
["MR" circled]Side A & B Stamped
DS-50071 - A ∆14093Side A Etching, Variant 2
DS 50071-A ["∆" with a "\" through it] 14093Side A Etched
DS 50071-B ["∆" with a "\" through it] 14093-XSide B Etched
["MR" circled]Side A & B Stamped
DS-50071A. GT.A-side etched runout
DS-50071B. GT.B-side etched runout
DS-50071-AA-Side label
DS-50071-BB-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | Dunhill DS 50071 / Dunhill DS-50071First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill DS 50071 / ABC Records DS 50071First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill DS 50071 / ABC Records DS 50071First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill DS 50071 / ABC Records DS 50071First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill DS 50071 / ABC Records DS 50071First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Mexico | Capitol Records SLEM-203LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Dunhill DS 50071 / ABC Records DS 50071LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Dunhill DS 50071 / ABC Records DS 50071LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Dunhill DS 50071 / ABC Records DS 50071LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Dunhill DS 50071LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Make Your Own Kind Of Music - It's Getting Better are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1969 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Canada. One of them is Dunhill DS 50071, released December 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DS 50071) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DS 50071 - A T ["∆" with a "\" through it]14093 and DS 50071-B ["∆" with a "\" through it]14093-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.
