Vinyl pressings
by Colosseum · 1969
Those Who Are About To Die Salute You 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.
15 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 9 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.
886765 1Y//1 420 11 11A-side run-out, variant 1
886765 2Y//1 420 11 1B-side run-out, variant 1
886765 1Y//1 420 11 4A-side run-out, variant 2
886765 2Y//1 420 11 5B-side run-out, variant 2
886 765 1Y//1 420 11 5Side A, stamped, variant 1
886 765 2Y//1 420 11 4Side B, stamped, variant 1
886 765 1Y//1 420 11 5Side A, stamped, variant 2
886 765 2Y//1 420 11 3Side B, stamped, variant 2
886765 1Y // 1 420 11 12A-side
886765 2Y // 1 420 12 5B-side
B-50067A SIDE 1(MR)A Side Runout Etching, (MR) stamped,variant 1
DS50067B SIDE 2 (MR)B Side Runout Etching, (MR) stamped,variant 1
B-60002A SIDE 1 (MR) 50062 △13410A etched, (MR) stamped, variant 2
DS50062B SIDE 2 (MR) △13410-XB etched, (MR) stamped, variant 2
DS-50062-A ̶B̶-̶6̶0̶0̶0̶2̶A̶ SIDE 1 LWSide 1 runout
DS-50063-B ̶B̶-̶6̶0̶0̶0̶2̶B̶ SIDE 2 LWSide 2 runout
B-60002A SIDE 1(MR) 50062 △13410Side A runout etched, (MR) stamped
DS-50062B SIDE 2 (MR) 50062 △13410-XSide B runout etched, (MR) stamped
DS-50062-ASide A label
DS-50062-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Fontana TLS 107 / Fontana 886 765TYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Dunhill DS-50062First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | Fontana 886 765 TYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Italy | Fontana 886765 TY/PFirst yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | Japan | Fontana SFON 7106First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Fontana TY 886765First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | South Africa | Fontana STL 229First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Fontana STL 5510 / Fontana STL.5510First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Fontana STL 5510LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1969 | UK | Fontana STL 5510 / Fontana STL.5510First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Fontana STL 5510 / Fontana STL.5510First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill DS-50062 / ABC Records DS-50062First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill DS-50062 / ABC Records DS-50062First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill DS-50062First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill DS-50062 / ABC Records DS-50062First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Japan | Bronze YS-2757-BZLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | Japan | Bronze YS-2757-BZLP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1978 | Germany | Bronze 25 857 ETLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Austria | Bronze 25 857 ETLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Germany | Bronze 25 857 ETLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Italy | Get Back GET554LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1684LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2016 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1684 / Sanctuary MOVLP1684LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1684 / Sanctuary MOVLP1684LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Bronze 6357 200LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Bronze 25 857 ETLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Bronze 25 857 ETLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Bronze 25 857 ETLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | ABC Dunhill DS-50062LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
30 vinyl pressings of Those Who Are About To Die Salute You are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1969 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Fontana STL 5510.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STL 5510, DS-50062, TLS 107, 886 765 TY) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 886765 1Y//1 420 11 11 and 886765 2Y//1 420 11 1. 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.
