Vinyl pressings
by Eddie Fisher Quintet · 1969
The Third Cup was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 2 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.
X5RS-4656 LPS 828 Side 1 17898 I + C1 STM-3726-1 ΩSide A runout
X5RS-4657-1A LPS-828 Side 2 P I + STM-3727-4 #17899Side B runout
17898Side A label (set 1)
17899Side B label (set 1)
LPS-828 Side 1 T 17898 XCSV 142150-1A STM-3736-1Side A
LPS-828 XCSV 142201-A1 Side 2 STM-3727-2 #17899 TSide B
STM-3726-1 X5RS-4656 1 LPS 828 Side 1 17898Side A
STM-3727-4 #17899 X5RS-4657-IA LPS 828 Side 2Side B
LPS-828-S1Runout A
LPS-828-S2Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | Cadet LPS-828First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Cadet LPS-828First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Cadet LPS-828 DJ / Cadet LPS-828First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Cadet LPS-828First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Germany | Bellaphon BJS 4016 / Chess BJS 4016LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Cadet 602458492255 / Verve Records 602458492255LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2024 | US | Cadet LPS-828 / Verve Records 602458492262LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Cadet CA-828LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Cadet CA 828LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Cadet LPS-828 / Cadet CA-828LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Cadet LPS-828LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of The Third Cup are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1969 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Canada. One of them is Cadet LPS-828.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPS-828, LPS-828 DJ) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, X5RS-4656 LPS 828 Side 1 17898 I + C1 STM-3726-1 Ω and X5RS-4657-1A LPS-828 Side 2 P I + STM-3727-4 #17899. 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.
