Vinyl pressings
by Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show · 1973
Belly Up 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.
15 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 6 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.
0 P AL 32270-1A \ A SXRunout side A
0 P BL 32270-1B 2 SX P BRunout side B
ZSM157747-2ERunout side C
AL 32270Label side A
0 P AL 32270-1A. \ SX BRunout side A, variant 2
0 P BL 32270-1A \ SX BRunout side B, variant 2
AL 32270label, side A
BL 32270label, side B
o P AL 32270-1B 1 SX T C1Side A runout, variant 1
o P BL 32270-1B 2 SX T C5Side B runout, variant 1
o P AL 32270-1A 1 SX T E9Side A runout, variant 2
o P BL 32270-1B 2 SX T CSide B runout, variant 2
O P AL 32270-1A \Runout side A
O P BL 32270-1A ZRunout side B
AL 32270Label side A
BL 32270Label side B
O P AL 32270-1A \ SX HRunout side A
O P BL 32270-1B Z SX DRunout side B
O P AL 32270-1A \ SX ESide A Variant
O P AL 32270-1A \ SX F>1Side B Variant
ZSM157747-2ARunout
ZSM 157747Label
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 | Unknown | CBS C 32270First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Australia | CBS SBP 234335First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Columbia KC 32270First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Columbia KC 32270LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1973 | Europe | CBS S 65560First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Europe | CBS S 65560First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Malaysia | CBS/Sony KC 32270First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Taiwan | First Record FL-2409LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1973 | UK | CBS S 65560First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | CBS S 65560 / CBS KC 32270First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | CBS S 65560 / CBS (KC 32270)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Columbia KC 32270 / Columbia AS 7 1076LP, Album, Promo, Repress, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Repress, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Columbia KC 32270 / Columbia AS 7 1076First yearLP, Album, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | US | Columbia KC 32270First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Columbia KC 32270 / Columbia AS 7 1076First yearLP, Album, Stereo, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | CBS S 65560 / CBS CBS 65560LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS S 65560LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 32270LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia C 32270 / Columbia 32270LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia KC 32270LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
23 vinyl pressings of Belly Up are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia KC 32270.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KC 32270, S 65560, AS 7 1076, C 32270) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0 P AL 32270-1A \ A SX and 0 P BL 32270-1B 2 SX P B. 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.
