Vinyl pressings
by Gary Burton Quartet · 1967
Duster was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 3 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.
UPRS-4068-4S A2 ISide A runout, variant 1
UPRS-4069-3S I A2Side B runout, variant 1
UPRS-4068-4S I A1Side A runout, variant 2
UPRS-4069-3S I A1Side B runout, variant 2
UPRS-4068-1S A1 RSide A Runout Stamp
UPRS-4069-1S A1 RSide B Runout Stamp
UPRS-4068Side A Label
UPRS-4069Side B Label
UPRM-4066 -- 1S A1 RSide 1
UPRM-4067 --1S A1 RSide 2
UPRS-4068-2S HA runout
UPRS-4069-2S HB runout
UPRS-4068A label
UPRS-4069B label
LP-Ste-UPRS-4068-X Manufactured in Germany S-H-IRunout side A stamped & etched
LP-Ste-UPRS-4069-X Manufactured in Germany S-H-IRunout side B stamped & etched
UPRS-4068Label side A
UPRS-4069Label side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-3835First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-3835First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | RCA Victor LSP-3835First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3835First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor LPM-3835First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3835First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3835First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | France | RCA Victor 740.531 Arc-en-CielLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | Japan | Victor SHP-5683LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | Japan | Victor SHP-5683LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Japan | RCA RCA-6201LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | RCA PG-99 / RCA LSP-3835LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | RCA Victor PL 43260LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | RCA RJL-2537LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-3835LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
15 vinyl pressings of Duster are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1967 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Germany. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-3835, released August 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-3835, LPM-3835) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UPRS-4068-4S A2 I and UPRS-4069-3S I A2. 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.
