Vinyl pressings
by Four Tops · 1973
Main Street People was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 16 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.
DSX-50144-A X VRunout side A, variant 1
DSX-50144-BRunout side B, variant 1
S I DSX 50144 A 1C A2Runout side A, variant 2
I DSX-50144-B 1A B5Runout side B, variant 2
1T DSX 50144 A-2-1Runout side A - variant 1
2T DSX 50144 B-1-1Runout side B - variant 1
1T DSX 50144 A-1-1 B 7Runout side A, etched - variant 2
1T DSX 50144 B-1-3 ΛRunout side B, etched - variant 2
T1 DSX 50144 A-1-1 BRunout side A
2T DSX 50144 B-1-1 B5Runout side B
DSX-50144-ALabel side A
DSX-50144-BLabel side B
DSX-50144 A ②HSIDE-A
DSX-50144 - B ①HSIDE-B
DSX 50144 A I PSide A runout, variant 1
DSX-50144-B x Λ 2 P P A̶B̶Side B runout, variant 1
DSX 50144 A B R PSide A runout, variant 2
DSX-50144-B x 3 G P A̶B̶Side B runout, variant 2
DSX-50144-AA Side Label
DSX-50144-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Probe SPBA 3061First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Brazil | Probe XPOL-15050First yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | France | Probe 2C 064-94.748 / Probe 2C 064-94748First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Probe 1C 062-94 748 / EMI Electrola 1C 062-94 748First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Probe IPP-80880First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Probe IPZ-82003First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1973 | Mexico | Probe DS-50144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Probe 5C 062-94748First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Probe PROLP 8051First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Philippines | Probe SPBA 6277First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | South Africa | Stateside SJSL (D) 5082 / EMI Brigadiers SJSL (D) 5082First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Spain | Probe 1 J 062-94.748First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Probe SPBA 6277 / Probe 0C 064 ◦ 94748First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Dunhill DSX-50144 / ABC Records DSX-50144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Dunhill DSX-50144 / ABC Records DSX-50144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | UK | Charly R&B CRB 1129LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Probe SPBA 6277 / Probe 0C 064 ◦ 94748LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
30 vinyl pressings of Main Street People are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1973 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Barbados, Canada and more. One of them is Dunhill DSX-50144.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DSX-50144, SPBA 6277, SPBA 3061, XPOL-15050) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DSX-50144-A X V and DSX-50144-B. 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.
