Vinyl pressings
by Fred Wesley & The JB's · 1973
Doing It To Death 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.
14 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 7 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.
PE-621-A-K̶B̶ 1C MR || Δ91202̶1 STERLINGA-Side runout
PE-621-B-1C MR Δ91201-XB-Side runout
PE 621-AA-Side label
PE 621-BB-Side label
PE-621-A-1A-11-1 STERLING D PRA-Side Runout
PE-621-B-1-11-1 PR DB-Side Runout
PE 621 AA-Side Label
PE 621 BB-Side Label
PE-621-A 1A A2Variant 1, runout A
PE-621-B 1AVariant 1, runout B
PE-621-A 1A #2 IAM STERLINGVariant 2, runout A
PE-621-B 1A #4 IAMVariant 2, runout B
PE 621-A-1A-1-1 STERLING D P.R.Runout, Side A, Etched [STERLING stamped], Variant 1
PE 621-B-1-11-1 D P.R.Runout, Side B, Etched [STERLING stamped], Variant 1
PE 621-A-1A-1-1 STERLING D P.RRunout, Side A, Etched [STERLING stamped], Variant 2
PE 621-B-1 P.R.Runout, Side B, Etched [STERLING stamped], Variant 2
PE-621-A 1ARunout A: Hand etched
PE-621-B 1Runout B: Hand etched
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 | Belgium | Polydor 2066 322First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Brazil | Polydor 2066 322First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | Polydor 2066 322First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Germany | Polydor 2066 322First year7" | 7" |
| 1973 | US | People PE 621First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | People PE 621 / People 2066 322First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | US | People PE 621First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1973 | US | People PE 621 / People 2066 322First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | US | People PE 621First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | Canada | People PE 621First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | UK | Polydor 2066 322First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | UK | Polydor 2066 322First year7" | 7" |
| 1973 | US | People PE 621 / People 2066 322First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1973 | US | People PE 621First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1974 | Ghana | Polydor 20664537", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Polydor JB 12-001 / Polydor 2141 29612", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
16 vinyl pressings of Doing It To Death are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1973 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Canada, Belgium and more. One of them is People PE 621, released April 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PE 621, 2066 322) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PE-621-A-K̶B̶ 1C MR || Δ91202̶1 STERLING and PE-621-B-1C MR Δ91201-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.
