Vinyl pressings
by Donna Fargo · 1973
All About A Feeling was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
XSY-146861-1F R̶I̶-DOS-26019 AS-3-RE (MR) △18452(1)Runout A etched / (MR) stamped
XSY-146862-1G DOS-26019-BS-4-RE-2 (MR) △18452-X(5)Runout B etched / (MR) stamped
DOS-26019-AMatrix A, on label
DOS-26019-BMatrix B, on label
DOS-26019-AA Side Label
DOS-26019-BB Side Label
RE-DOS-26019-AS-1 PR XSY-146861-1DA Side Etch
RE-DOS-26019 BS-1 PR XSY-146862-1DB Side Etch
DOS-26019-AA Side Label
DOS-26019-BB Side Label
XSY-146861-1F T1 DOS-26019-A TXA Side Etch
XSY-146862-1H T2 DOS-26019-B XB Side Etch
R114271-A 1S 1MA A2A Side Etch
R114271-B 1S 1NA A2B Side Etch
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | Dot Records DOS 26019 / Dot Records DOT 26019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Dot Records DOS 26019LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1973 | Canada | Dot Records DOS 26019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Dot Records DOS 26019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Dot Records DOS 26019 / Dot Records DOS-26019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Dot Records SMAS-95245 / Dot Records DOS 26019LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1973 | US | Dot Records DOS 26019 / Dot Records DOS-26019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Dot Records DOS 26019 / Dot Records R 114271First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Dot Records DOS 26019 / Dot Records DOS-26019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Dot Records DOS 26019 / Dot Records DOS-26019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Dot Records DOS 26019 / Dot Records DOS-26019First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | ABC DOT DO-26019First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | US | Dot Records DOS 26019 / Dot Records DOS-26019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Dot Records DOS 26019 / Dot Records DOS-26019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Dot Records DOS 26019 / Dot Records DOS-26019First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of All About A Feeling are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Canada. One of them is Dot Records DOS 26019.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DOS 26019, DO-26019) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSY-146861-1F R̶I̶-DOS-26019 AS-3-RE (MR) △18452(1) and XSY-146862-1G DOS-26019-BS-4-RE-2 (MR) △18452-X(5). 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.
