Vinyl pressings
by Five Flights Up · 1970
Do What You Wanna Do / Black Cat was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, the album's first year, in 8 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.
BELL 9629 △81494Runout, side A, etched
BELL 9630 △81494-XRunout, side B, etched
[MR Circled] [Artisan Sound Recorders Logo] ARPRunout, side A&B, stamped
9629Label side A
BELL ∆81494A side runout, variant 1
9630 ∆81494-XB side runout, variant 1
BELL ∆81494 MR AA side runout, variant 2
BELL 9630 ∆81494-X MR AB side runout, variant 2
Bell 9629 RE [Artisan Logo] MR △ 81494Runout A
Bell 9630 MR [Artisan Logo] △ 81494-XRunout B
9629RE-BWLabel A
9630-BWLabel B
9629 [Artisan logo] [circled MR] ∆81494A side runout, etched [Logo is stamped]
9630 [Artisan logo] [circled MR] ∆81494XB side runout, etched [Logo is stamped]
9629Side A label
9630Side B label
BELL 9629 △ 81494Runout Side A
BELL 9630 △ 81494-XRunout Side B
MR in a circle and Artisan Sound Recorders logoStamped in runouts of both sides
9629Label Side A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Bell Records BLL-9230First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Canada | Bell Records TA 202XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | Bell Records 2C 006-91.880 MFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Mexico | Capitol Records 6771First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Stateside 5C 006-91 880First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Bell Records BL.245First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | T-A 202First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | T-A 202First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1970 | US | T-A 202First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1970 | US | T-A 202First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | T-A 202First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | T-A 202First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | US | T-A 202First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | UK | Bell Records BLL 1123First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | UK | Bell Records BLL 1123First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
15 vinyl pressings of Do What You Wanna Do / Black Cat are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is T-A 202.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 202, BLL 1123, BLL-9230, TA 202X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BELL 9629 △81494 and BELL 9630 △81494-X. 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.
