Vinyl pressings
by George Carlin · 1974
Toledo Window Box 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.
14 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 5 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.
LD 3003 40950-1B TML-MA side runout, variant 1
LD 3003 40951-1 TML-SB side runout, variant 1
LD 3003 40950-1C TML-MA side runout, variant 2
LD 3003 40951-1B TML-MB side runout, variant 2
S40,950Side I
S40,951Side II
LD-1-3003 JW2 #3A side runout etchings
LD-2-3003 JW2 #1B side runout etchings
S40,950A side label
S40,951B side label
LD-3003-40950-1-G2 (WB) .—◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLA Side Runout Etchings
LD-2-3003-G2#3 LD-3003-40951-1-G2 (WB) .—◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLB Side Runout Etchings
LD 3003 40950-1 TML-S CSide A Runout etched, TML-S C stamped
XS 1 LD 3003 40951-1A TML-S CSide B Runout etched, TML-S stamped
S40,950Side A Label
S40,951Side B Label
LD-1-3003-G-3.. 40950-1 2 (sideways) ✲MASTERED BY CAPITOL✲ 2Side A runout
LD-2-3003-G-3. 40951-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL✲Side B runout
S40,950A side label
S40,951B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Little David Records LD 3003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Little David Records LD 3003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Little David Records LD 3003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Little David Records LD 3003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Little David Records K59652 / Little David Records K 59652First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Little David Records LD 3003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Little David Records LD 3003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Little David Records LD 3003First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Little David Records LD 3003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Little David Records LD 3003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Little David Records LD 3003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Little David Records LD 3003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Little David Records LD 3003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Little David Records LD 3003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Little David Records LD 3003LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Little David Records 90129-1-Y / Little David Records 7 90129-1-YLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Little David Records 90129-1-Y / Little David Records 7 90129-1-YLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
17 vinyl pressings of Toledo Window Box are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Little David Records LD 3003.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LD 3003, K59652) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LD 3003 40950-1B TML-M and LD 3003 40951-1 TML-S. 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.
