Vinyl pressings
by Don Williams · 1977
Visions was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 7 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.
DO-2064-A 1A RFS/Master Control Nashville SA Side etched
DO-2064-B 1B RFS/Master Control Nashville SB Side etched
DO-2064-AA Side label
DO-2064-BB Side label
DO-2064-A RFS/Master Control Nashville 3 M I I GoLSide A / etched
DO-2064-B RFS/Master Control GoLSide B / etched
T1 DO-2064-A-1 RFS/Master Control Nashville ◈-P-◈Side A runout, etched
DO-2064-B W2 ◈-P-◈Side B runout, etched (◈-P-◈ is stamped)
T I DO-2064-A -2 RFS/Master Control Nashville 3 M I I GoLSide A / etched
T I DO-2064-B-2 RFS/Master Control GoLSide B / etched
T I DO-2064-A -2 RFS/Master Control Nashville 3 M I I GoLSide A / etched
T I DO-2064-B-2 RFS/Master Control GoLSide B / etched
T1 DO-2064-A - 2 RFS/Master Control Nashville VRunout side A
T1 DO-2064-B - 2 RFS/Master Control Nashville BRunout side B
DO-2064-ALabel side A
DO-2064-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Canada | ABC Records 9310-2064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | MCA Records MDO-2064 / MCA Records DO-2064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | MCA Records MDO-2064LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Germany | ABC Records 28 553 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | MCA Records 0062.713First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | ABC DOT YX-8081-AOFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | South Africa | ABC DOT ABCL 253First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5200First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5200 / ABC Records DO 2064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | MCA Records ABCL 5200First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | ABC Records DO 2064 / ABC DOT DO-2064First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | ABC Records DO 2064 / ABC DOT DO-2064First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Australia | ABC Dot L 36172First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | ABC Dot DO-2064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | ABC DOT DO 2064 / ABC DOT DO-2064First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-3289 / MCA Records MCA-37191LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | MCA Records 201 402-320LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | ABC Records 28 553 XOTLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5200LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-37191 / MCA Records DO 2064LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-37191LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
28 vinyl pressings of Visions are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1977 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is ABC Dot DO-2064, released January 17, 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DO-2064, DO 2064, ABCL 5200, L 36172) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DO-2064-A 1A RFS/Master Control Nashville S and DO-2064-B 1B RFS/Master Control Nashville S. 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.
