Vinyl pressings
by Dillard & Clark · 1968
The Fantastic Expedition Of Dillard & Clark was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
A&M-SP-4215-15 MR △12539Side A runout
A&M-SP-4216-15 MR △12539-XSide B runout
SP-4215Side A label
SP-4216Side B label
SP 4215-7 1 TVariant 1 - Side A runout
SP 4216-7 1 TVariant 1 - Side B runout
SP 4215-1A ® A2 1Variant 2 - Side A runout
SP 4216 -7 1 T C3Variant 2 - Side B runout
P SP-4215-1A A2Side A runout
P SP-4216-1 A3Side B runout
SP-4215Side A label
SP-4216Side B label
A&M-SP-4215-15 MR △12539Runout side A
A&M-SP-4216-15 MR △12539-X(10)Runout side B
SP-4215Label side A
SP-4216Label side B
A&M-SP-4215-15 MR △12539Runout side A
A&M-SP-4216-15 MR △12539-XRunout side B
SP-4215Label side A
SP-4216Label side B
A+M-CSG-4215-15 MR △12540Side A runout
A+M-CSG-4216-15 MR △12540 - XSide B runout
SP-4215Side A label
SP-4216Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4158First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | A&M Records SP 4158 / A&M Records SP-4158First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | A&M Records SP 4158 / A&M Records SP-4158First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | A&M Records SP 4158 / A&M Records SP-4158First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | A&M Records SP 4158 / A&M Records SP-4158First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | A&M Records SP 4158 / A&M Records SP-4158First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | A&M Records SP 4158 / A&M Records SP-4158First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | A&M Records 212 051LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | A&M Records 212 051LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Japan | A&M Records AML 30LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Japan | A&M Records AML 30LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | UK | A&M Records AMLS 939LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | US | A&M Records SP 4158 / A&M Records SP-4158LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | A&M Records SP 4158 / A&M Records SP-4158LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | UK | Edsel Records ED 192LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | UK | Edsel Records ED 192LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Europe | A&M Records 394158-1 / A&M Records 394 158-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5344 / A&M Records LP 5344LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2018 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5344 / A&M Records LP 5344LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | A&M Records IR-031 / Intervention Records IR-031LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 4158 / A&M Records SP-4158LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 4158 / A&M Records SP-4158LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of The Fantastic Expedition Of Dillard & Clark are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1968 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Canada. One of them is A&M Records SP 4158, released November 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP 4158) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A&M-SP-4215-15 MR △12539 and A&M-SP-4216-15 MR △12539-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.
