Vinyl pressings
by Dave Mason · 1971
Dave Mason & Cass Elliot was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
BTS-1-8825-F4 0Runout A etch / 0 stamp [Var 1]
BTS-2-8825-F4 0Runout B etch / 0 stamp [Var 1]
BTS 1 8825 F2 #4 0Runout A etch / 0 stamp [Var 2]
BTS 2 8825 F2 #4 0Runout B etch / 0 stamp [Var 2]
5063 BTS 25-1A A2 T1A-Side Runout Etching
5064 BTS 25-1A A3 T1B-Side Runout Etching
5063A-Side Label
5064B-Side Label
BTS-1-8825-F-1•Side 1 Runout Etched, Variant 1
BTS-2-8825-F-1•Side 2 Runout Etched, Variant 1
1 ✲Stamped on Both Sides, Variant 1
BTS-1-8825-F-1•• 2Side 1 Runout Etched, Variant 2
BTS-1-8825-F-7• IT ASide 1 Runout Etched
BTS-2-8825-F-7• 1T A2Side B Runout Etched
BTS-1-8825-F3 ─◁Side A runout, variant 1
BTS-2-8825-F4 ─◁Side B runout, variant 1
BTS-1-8825-F4 ─◁Side A runout, variant 2
BTS-2-8825-F4 ─◁Side B runout, variant 2
BTS1-8825Matrix A on label
BTS2-8825Matrix B on label
BTS-1-8825-F2 #3
BTS-2-8825-F2 #4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Probe SPBA 3018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Blue Thumb Records BTS 8825First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Stateside HP-80234First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Probe 5C 062-92335First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Stateside SSLM 6116 / Stateside SSLM.6116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Stateside SCSL-3044First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Probe SPBA 6259 / Probe 1E 064 ◦ 92335First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS-8825First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS-25 / Blue Thumb Records BTS 25First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS-8825First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Blue Thumb Records DSFL 10001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS-8825First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Not On Label DFSL-10001LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1971 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS-8825First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS-8825First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor DSFL-10001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | Stateside HP-80234LP | LP |
20 vinyl pressings of Dave Mason & Cass Elliot are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Blue Thumb Records BTS-8825.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BTS-8825, BTS-25, DSFL 10001, SPBA 6259) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BTS-1-8825-F4 0 and BTS-2-8825-F4 0. 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.
