Vinyl pressings
by Dorothy Ashby · 1970
The Rubáiyát Of Dorothy Ashby was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year. 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.
18397A side label
18398B side label
STM44003 18398 LPS 841 SIDE 2 GR MR [in circle] [triangle] 14803-X
STM-4399-3 18397 LPS-841 MR [in circle] Side 1 [string in circle with a single knot tied?] [triangle] /4803
XCSV142687-1A STM-4399-2 18397 LPS-841 Side 1 P TRunout side A
XCSV142688-1A STM-4400-2 #18398 LPS-841 SIDE 2 (Y)Runout side B
XCSV 142687 # 18397Label side A
XCSV 142688 # 18398Label side B
STM-4399-4-1-1 18511 18397 LPS-841 Side 1 PRunout A
STM-4400-4 18398 LPS-841 SIDE 2 ⓨ 4-1-1Runout B
18397Label A
18398Label B
STM-4399-3 18397 LPS-841 Side 1A side label
STM4400-3 # 18398 LPS 841 Side 2 GRB side label
∆14803A side label
∆14803-X
STM-4399-4-1-1 18511 18397 LPS-841 Side 1 P PHRunout A
STM-4400-4 18398 LPS-841 SIDE 2 ⓨ 4-1-1 PHRunout B
18397Label A
18398Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Cadet LPS-841First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Cadet LPS-841First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Cadet LPS-841First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Cadet LPS-841First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Cadet LPS-841First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Brazil | Fermata SFB-322LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | US | Cadet LPS-841LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Cadet / Geffen RecordsLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2021 | US | Cadet / Geffen RecordsLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Club edition |
| 2021 | US | Cadet / Geffen RecordsLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Club edition |
| 2022 | US | Cadet LPS-841LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 2023 | US | Verve Records B0037200-01 / UMe B0037200-01LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Verve Records B0037200-01 / UMe B0037200-01LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Verve Records B0037201-01 / UMe B0037201-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
14 vinyl pressings of The Rubáiyát Of Dorothy Ashby are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1970 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US. One of them is Cadet LPS-841.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPS-841) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 18397 and 18398. 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.
