Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Buffett · 1973
A White Sport Coat And A Pink Crustacean 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.
12 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 4 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.
DSX-50150-A p A̶B̶C̶X̶-̶7̶8̶6̶-̶A̶ RFS/WSSA-Side Runout Etching
o DSX-50150-B p A̶B̶C̶X̶-̶7̶8̶6̶-̶B̶ TS WSSB-Side Runout Etching
DSX-50150-A ABCX-786-A X RFS/WSSSide A
DSX-50150-B ABCX-786-B TS WSSSide B
ABCX-786 scratched out., DSX-50150, TS and WSS visibleRunout side A
ABCX-786 scratched out., DSX-50150, TS and WSS visible PaulRunout side B
SPB 1078 ALabel - side A
SPB 1078 BLabel - side B
YOSX264 / DSX50150 ASide 1
YOSX265 / DSX50150 BSide 2
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 | Australia | Probe SPBA.3072First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Australia | ABC/Dunhill Records DSX-50150First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Australia | ABC Records DSX15150First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | ABC Records 9023-50150 / Dunhill 9023-50150First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | MCA Records MDS 50150First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records DSX-50150First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | ABC Records 9023-50150 / Dunhill 9023-50150First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Probe SPB 1078 / Probe 0C 062 ◦ 94645First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | ABC Records DSX-50150 / Dunhill DSX-50150First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Dunhill DSX 50150 / ABC Records DSX 50150First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Dunhill DSX 50150 / ABC Records DSX 50150First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Dunhill DSX-50150 / ABC Records DSX-50150First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Japan | Probe IPP-80936LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Probe IPP-80936LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5036LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-37026LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records, Inc. MDS 50150LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA 37026 / MCA Records MCA-37026LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-37026LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records DSX-50150LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-37026LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | MCA Records MCA-37026 / MCA Records MCA-1589LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | MCA Records MCA-37026LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | MCA Records MCA-37026LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | MCA Records 602465225990LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | MCA Records 602465225990LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | ABC Dunhill DSX-50150LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Coral MCA-37026LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Coral MCA-37026 / MCA Records MCA 37026LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-37026LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
37 vinyl pressings of A White Sport Coat And A Pink Crustacean are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1973 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is ABC Records DSX-50150.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DSX-50150, DSX 50150, SPB 1078, SPBA.3072) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DSX-50150-A p A̶B̶C̶X̶-̶7̶8̶6̶-̶A̶ RFS/WSS and o DSX-50150-B p A̶B̶C̶X̶-̶7̶8̶6̶-̶B̶ TS WSS. 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.
