Vinyl pressings
by Emitt Rhodes · 1971
Mirror was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
S 1 DSX50111 A F 1B ARunout side A
S 1 DSX-50111-B-RE1-1B A2Runout side B
DSX-50111-ALabel side A
DSX-50111-BLabel side B
DSX50111 A-1F ⋀ T1Runout side A
DSX50111 B-1F ⋀ T1Runout side B
DSX-50111-A FMatrix Side A, Variant 1
DSX-50111-B 1DMatrix Side B, Variant 1
DSX 50111-A JFMatrix Side A, Variant 2
DSX 50111-B 1D ⋀Matrix Side B, Variant 2
DSX-50111-AMatrix Side A
DSX-50111-BMatrix Side B
DSX 50111A JFRunout Side A, Etched
DSX 50111B JFRunout Side B, Etched
DSX D̷S̷X̷50111A JF TSMRunout, side A / etched
DSX D̷S̷X̷50111B JF TSMRunout, side B / etched
DSX-50111-ALabel, side A
DSX-50111-BLabel, side B
S 1 DSX50111A JF 1A A 4A side runout
DSX-50111-B-RE1- 1B- AB side runout
DSX 50111-AA side label
DSX 50111-BB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Probe SPBA-3027First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records DSX 50111LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1971 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records DSX-50111First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records DSX 50111LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1971 | Japan | Probe IPP-80412First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Probe DSX 50111First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Dunhill DSX 50111 / ABC Records DSX 50111First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Dunhill DSX 50111 / ABC Records DSX 50111First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Dunhill DSX 50111 / ABC Records DSX 50111First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Dunhill DSX 50111 / ABC Records DSX 50111First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Dunhill DSX 50111 / ABC Records DSX 50111First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Dunhill DSX 50111 / ABC Records DSX 50111LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1971 | US | Dunhill DSX 50111 / ABC Records DSX 50111First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Dunhill DSX 50111 / ABC Records DSX 50111First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Dunhill DSX 50111 / ABC Records DSX 50111First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Dunhill DSX 50111 / ABC Records DSX 50111LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
21 vinyl pressings of Mirror are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1971 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Dunhill DSX 50111.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DSX 50111, SPBA 6262, SPBA-3027, DSX-50111) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S 1 DSX50111 A F 1B A and S 1 DSX-50111-B-RE1-1B A2. 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.
