Vinyl pressings
by Dusty Springfield · 1968
Dusty ... Definitely was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. 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 1968, the album's first year, in 4 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.
844 224 1Y X1 420 1 1 11Runout side A, variant 1
844 224 2Y ▽3 420 1 1 2Runout side B, variant 1
8 44 22 4 1Y 🞶1 4 20 1 1 7Runout side A, variant 2
844224 2Y▽3 420 1 1 4Runout side B, variant 2
844224 1YX1 420 1 1 1Runout side A
844224 2Y▽3 420 1 1 2Runout side B
844 224 1YLabel A
844 224 2YLabel B
844 224 1Y X1 420Runout side A stamped
844 224 2Y ▽3 420Runout side B stamped
SBL 7864 1YLabel side A
SBL 7864 2YLabel side B
844 224 1Y X1 420 1 1 17Side A runout, variant 1
844 224 2Y ▽3 420 1 2 6Side B runout, variant 1
844 224 1Y X1 420 1 1 1Side A runout, variant 2
844 224 2Y ▽3 420 1 1 1 C 1 3Side B runout, variant 2
MX 156885 PDS 307-1 844224 1Y * 1 420Runout Side B
MX 156886 PDS 307-2 844224 2Y * 1 420Runout Side B
844224BY-ALabel Side A
844224BY-BLabel Side B
844 224 1Y X1 420 1 1 11Stamped A
844 224 2Y ▽3 420 1 1 2Stamped B
844 224 1YLabel A
844 224 2YLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Philips PDS 307First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Philips SBL 7864First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Philips BY 844224First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Philips BY 844 224 / Philips SBL 7864First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | UK | Philips SBL 7864 / Philips SBL.7864First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Philips SBL 7864 / Philips 844 224 BYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Philips SBL 7864 / Philips 844 224 BYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Australia | Philips PDS-307LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Australia | Philips PDS 307LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | Universal Music MOVLP511 / Music On Vinyl MOVLP511LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Philips PDS 307LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Dusty ... Definitely are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1968 and 2012.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Philips SBL 7864, released November 22, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SBL 7864, BY 844 224, PDS 307, BY 844224) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 844 224 1Y X1 420 1 1 11 and 844 224 2Y ▽3 420 1 1 2. 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.
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