Vinyl pressings
by Freddy Fender · 1975
Are You Ready For Freddy was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. 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 1975, 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.
DOSD 2044-A ➄ :Side A Etched (Variant 1)
DOSD-2044-B ➅Side B Etched (Variant 1)
TI DOSD-2044-A ③ B 8Side A Etched [8 Stamped] (Variant 2)
T2 DOSD-2044-B ④ B 7Side B Etched [7 Stamped] (Variant 2)
DOSD 2044-A ➄Side A
DOSD-2044-B ➅Side B
T1 DOSD-2044-A ④ VA side runout etched
T1 DOSD-2044-B ③ VB side runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Dot Records L 35749First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Dot Records DOSD-2044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Dot Records DOSD-2044-VFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | ABC DOT 9310-2044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Europe | ABC Dot DOSD 2044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | ABC DOT 89 683 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Dot Records L 35749First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5158First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | ABC Dot DOSD-2044First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | ABC Dot DOSD-2044First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | ABC Dot DOSD-2044LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | ABC Dot DOSD-2044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | ABC DOT DOSD-2044First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Venezuela | Paramount Records PAS-25033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | Young 304.0055LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | ABC Dot DOSD-2044LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
18 vinyl pressings of Are You Ready For Freddy are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is ABC Dot DOSD-2044.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DOSD-2044, ABCL 5158, L 35749, DOSD-2044-V) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DOSD 2044-A ➄ : and DOSD-2044-B ➅. 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.
