Vinyl pressings
by Four Tops · 1974
Meeting Of The Minds was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 15 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 DSD-50166-A RE-1 ⑦ B1Runout side A, etched
S 1 DSD-50166-B ⑱ A4Runout side B, etched
DSD-50166-AMatrix side A, on label
DSD-50166-BMatrix side B, on label
DSD-50166-A-RE-1 ⑫Runout side A, variant 1
DSD-50166-B RE1 ⑯Runout side B, variant 1
DSD-50166-A-RE-1 ⑪Runout side A, variant 2
DSD-50166-B RE1 ⑰Runout side B, variant 2
DSD-50166-ALabe side A
DSD-50166-BLabe side B
T DSD-50166-A-RE-1 ⑩Runout side A, variant 1
T 1 DSD 50166-B ⑮ A1Runout side B, variant 1
P DSD-50166-A-RE-1 ⑪ D.Runout side A
P DSD-50166-B RE1 ⑰ A1Runout side B
(DSD-50166-A)Side A label
(DSD-50166-B)Side B label
S | DSD-50166-A RE-1 ⑦ B1Runout side A, etched
S | DSD-50166-B (18) A4Runout side B, etched
DSD-50166-AMatrix side A, on label
DSD-50166-BMatrix side B, on 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Probe SPBAA-3069First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Barbados | ABC Records DSD-50166 / Dunhill DSD-50166First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Brazil | Probe XPOL-15058First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records DSD-50166First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records DSD-50166First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records DSD-50166First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Probe 2C 066 95401First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Probe 1C 062-95 401First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Probe 1C 062-95 401First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Probe IPP-81004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Probe 5C 062-95401LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Probe 1C 062-95 401 / Probe 5C 062-95 401First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Probe SPBA 3069First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Philippines | Probe SPBA 6283First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Probe SPB 3029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Dunhill DSD-50166 / ABC Records DSD-50166LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
28 vinyl pressings of Meeting Of The Minds are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is Dunhill DSD-50166.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DSD-50166, SPBA 6283, SPBAA-3069, XPOL-15058) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S 1 DSD-50166-A RE-1 ⑦ B1 and S 1 DSD-50166-B ⑱ A4. 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.
