Vinyl pressings
by Dando Shaft · 1970
An Evening With Dando Shaft 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.
8 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 6 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.
SSYB 6 A-1Run-out area A ''machine stamped''
SSYB 6 B-1Run-out area B ''machine stamped''
SSYB 6A ℗ 1970 １A-side label left side
SSYB 6B ℗ 1970 2B-side label left side
7 12432 3Side A, runout, stamped
7 12433 3Side B, runout, stamped
7 12432 2 ISide A runout
7 12433 2 ISide B runout
7-12432Side A label
7-12433*Side B label
SSYB 6 A-1Side A Stamped variant1
SSYB6A A1A1Side A Stamped variant 2
SSYB 6 B-1Side B Stamped variant 1
SSYB6B A1D2Side B Stamped variant 2
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 | Young Blood SSYB 6First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Young Blood YB 4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Young Blood YB 4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Young Blood SYB 3First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Italy | Young Blood YBL LP 15006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Decca DL 75217First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Young Blood SSYB 6First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Decca DL 75217First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Victor MCA-5144LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Victor MCA-5144LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Unknown | RPM Vinyl RPM2431LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Spain | Sommor SOMM002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UK | Trading Places TDP 54083LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Decca DL 75217LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
14 vinyl pressings of An Evening With Dando Shaft are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1970 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Young Blood SSYB 6, released July 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SSYB 6, DL 75217, YB 4, SYB 3) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SSYB 6 A-1 and SSYB 6 B-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.
