Vinyl pressings
by Dr. Demento · 1975
Dr. Demento's Delights was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. 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 1975, the album's first year, in 3 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.
Side 1 BS2855(41034-W1) #1 0Side A runout
Side 2 BS2855(41035-W1) #2 0Side B runout
(S41,034)Label side A
(S41,035)Label side B
BS-2855 X5 41034-1A (K SXT C 1SSide A runout, variant 1
BS-2855 410351A C 1SSide B runout, variant 1
IS BS-2855 X5 41034-1A B(?) DSide A runout, etched, variant 2
IS BS-2855 41035-1C SX BSide B runout, etched, variant 2
—◁Side A Runout
—◁Side B Runout
Side 1 BS2855(41034-W1) BS-1-2855-W1 —◁Side A runout
Side 2 BS2855(41035-W1) BS-2-2855-W1 —◁Side B runout
BS-1-2855 LW-3 2 ⋇Side A runout
BS2855 (41035-W1) 2-W-1· 4 ⋇Side B runout
S BS-2855 41034-1CSide A runout, variant 1
S BS-2855 41034-1ASide B runout, variant 1
S BS-2855 41034-1CSide A runout, variant 2
S1 BS-2855 410351A A2Side B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records BS 2855First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56195First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2855First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2855First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2855LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2855First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2855First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2855First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2855LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2855LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2855LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2855LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
12 vinyl pressings of Dr. Demento's Delights are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1975 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, New Zealand. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2855.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2855, K 56195) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Side 1 BS2855(41034-W1) #1 0 and Side 2 BS2855(41035-W1) #2 0. 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.
