Vinyl pressings
by Davy Jones · 1965
David Jones was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
S-4933-1 Δ8304Runout Side A, Etched
S-4934-2 Δ8304-XRunout Side B, Stamped
(MR)Runout, Both Sides, Stamped
S-4933Matrix Side A, On Label
M-4931-1 MR △8301Runout side A etched; [MR in circle] stamped
M-4932-2 MR △8301-XRunout side B etched; [MR in circle] stamped
M-4931Label side A
M-4932Label side B
S-4933-1 A1 RRunout side A
S-4934-1 A2 RRunout side B
S-4933Label side A
S-4934Label side B
M-4931-1 (MR) △8301Side 1 runout etched, (MR) stamped
M-4932-2 (MR) △8301-XSide 2 runout etched, (MR) stamped
M-4931Side 1 matrix center label
M-4932Side 2 matrix center label
M 4931 2 A1 IRunout side A stamped
M 4932 2 B1 IRunout side B etched; [MR in circle] stamped
M-4831Label side A
M-4932Label side B
M-4931-1 MR △8301Runout side A
M-4932-2 MR △8301-XRunout side B
S-4933Label side A
S-4934Label side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Canada | Colpix Records CP 493 / Colpix Records 493First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Colpix Records SCP-493 / Colpix Records CP 493First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Colpix Records CP 493 / Colpix Records 493First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Colpix Records SCP 493 / Colpix Records 493First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Colpix Records SCP-493 / Colpix Records 493First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Colpix Records CP 493 / Colpix Records SCP-493First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Colpix Records CP 493 / Colpix Records 493First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Colpix Records CP 493 / Colpix Records 493First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Colpix Records SCP-493 / Colpix Records CP 493First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Australia | Astor PLP 1208LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Australia | Astor PLP 1208LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Australia | Astor PLP 1208LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Pye Records NPL 30106LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Pye Records HTSLP 340035LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Pye Records NPL 18178LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | Friday Music FRM-493LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US | Friday Music HN72 4903.1LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Mexico | Diana LPD - 56 / Diana LPD 56LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
24 vinyl pressings of David Jones are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1965 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, Canada. One of them is Colpix Records SCP-493.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SCP-493, CP 493, SCP 493) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S-4933-1 Δ8304 and S-4934-2 Δ8304-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.
