Vinyl pressings
by Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show · 1972
Doctor Hook was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 10 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.
PAL30878-1FA Side Etched [Variant 1]
BL30898-1DB Side Etched [Variant 1]
oA & B Side Stamped [Variant 1]
PAL30898-1B 1TA Side Etched [Variant 2]
PAL30878-1B 1TA-side runout etched variant 1
BL30898-1AB-side runout etched variant 1
PAL30878-1B 1 TA-side runout etched variant 2
P BL30898-2B 1 TB-side runout stamped/1 T etched variant 2
o AL30898-1A S 1 B10Runout A, variant 1
o BL30898-1A S 1 G6Runout B, variant 1
o AL30898-1A S 1 B6Runout A, variant 2
o BL30898-1A S 1 B4Runout B, variant 2
AL 30898A Side Label
BL 30898B Side Label
º AL 30898-1A PA Side Etch exc º, P stamps
º BL 30898-1D PB Side Etch exc º, P stamps
A MX 166463A Side Label
A MX 166464 - BB Side Label
SBP 234121-1A Side Label
SBP 234121-2
P AL 30898-2B BRunout A
P BL 30898-2A Λ 2Runout B
AL 30898A Side Label
BL 30898B Side Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | CBS SBP-234121First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Columbia C 30898First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL 44First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL 44First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Mexico | CBS CLS-5394First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Netherlands | CBS S 64754 / CBS S64754First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Netherlands | CBS S 64754 / CBS S64754First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Netherlands | CBS S 64754 / CBS S64754First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473989First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Singapore | CBS C 30898First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | South Africa | Date DAS2135First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | CBS 64754 / CBS S 64754First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Columbia C 30898First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Columbia C 30898First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Columbia C 30898First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Harmony SCD-499-076 / Summit Records Australia SCD-499-076LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Australia | Rainbow RSVLP 014 / CBS RSVLP 014LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP-234121LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia C 30898LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia C 30898LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Embassy EMB 31201LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS 32493LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Embassy EMB 31201LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Embassy EMB 31201 / Embassy C 30898LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32493LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Embassy EMB 31201LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | CBS 32493LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | CBS S 64754 / CBS C 30898LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | CBS 32493LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | CBS CBS 32493 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Taiwan | 先鋒 PRC-5256LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | CBS 64754 / CBS S 64754LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
41 vinyl pressings of Doctor Hook are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1972 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia C 30898.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C 30898, 64754, SBP-234121, SOPL 44) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL30878-1F and BL30898-1D. 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.
