US
1967- Label and catalog number
- Decca DL 74939
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
Vinyl pressings
by Jack Greene · 1967
What Locks The Door 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.
5 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 2 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.
7-11154 - 1S IRunout side A stamped
7-11155 - 2S IRunout side B stamped
7-11154Label side A
7-11155Label side B
7 11154 2 I
7 11155 I I
MG11154T1 1Side A stamped
MG11155T4 1Side B stamped
MG 11154Side A label
MG 11155✽Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Decca DL 7-4939 / Decca DL 74939First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Canada | Decca DL 4939First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Decca T 91433 / Decca DL 4939LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1967 | US | Decca DL 74939First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Decca DL 74939 / Decca ST-91433LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1967 | US | Decca DL 74939First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Decca DL 74939First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | MCA Records MUP 305LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Decca DL 74939LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Decca DL 4939LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of What Locks The Door are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada. One of them is Decca DL 74939.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DL 74939, DL 7-4939, DL 4939) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.