Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Buffett · 1974
Living And Dying In 3/4 Time 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 7 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.
2 DSD-50132-A 1B RFS/WSS AA-side runout etching
S 1 DSD-50132-B 1A RFS/WSS B7B-side runout etching
DSD-50132-AA-side label
DSD-50132-BB-side label
DSD-50132-A-1-2 RFS/WSS A1 IIRunout A
DSD-50132-B-1-2 RFS/WSS A6 T IRunout B
DSD 50132-ALabel A
DSD 50132-BLabel B
DSD-50132-A 1A ʀғs/ᴡss PA Side Etch exc "P" stamp, variant 1
DSD-50132-B 1A ʀғs/ᴡss PB Side Etch exc "P" stamp, variant 1
DSD-50132-A 1 RFS/WSS 1A PA Side runout, variant 2
DSD-50132-B B RFS/WSS B PB Side runout, variant 2
DSD-50132-A 1A RFS/WSSSide A Etched
DSD-50132-B 1A RFS/WSSSide B Etched
TI DSD-50132-A-1-1 RFS/WSSEtched side A
TI DSD-50132-B-1-2 RFS/WSSEtched side b
ABCL 5047 A 1USide A Runout
ABCL 5047 B 1USide B Runout
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 | Probe SPBAA 3070 / Probe SPBAA-3070First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Australia | Probe SPBAA.3070 / Probe SBPAA-3070First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | ABC Records 9023-50132First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records DSD-50132First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-37025LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1974 | Germany | Probe 1C 056-95 479 / EMI Electrola 1C 056-95 479First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | ABC Records 3 C064-95479First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Probe IPP-81038First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5047First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Dunhill DSD-50132 / ABC Records DSD-50132First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Dunhill DSD-50132 / ABC Records DSD-50132First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | ABC Dunhill DSD-50132LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Dunhill DSD-50132 / ABC Records DSD-50132First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Dunhill DSD-50132 / Dunhill DSD 50132First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | ABC Dunhill DS-50132 / ABC Records DS-50132LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MDS-50132LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA 37025LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA 37025LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | MCA Coral MCA-37025LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | MCA Coral MCA-37025LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Worldwide | MCA Records 602465150520LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2024 | US | MCA Records 602465150520LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | MCA Records DSD-50132 / MCA Records DSD50132LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MCA-37025LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-1588LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA 37025LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | ABC Dunhill DSD-50132LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA 37025 / ABC Dunhill DSD-50132LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records DSD-50132 / ABC Dunhill DSD-50132LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
40 vinyl pressings of Living And Dying In 3/4 Time are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1974 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Dunhill DSD-50132.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DSD-50132, ABCL 5047, SPBAA-3070, SPBAA 3070) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2 DSD-50132-A 1B RFS/WSS A and S 1 DSD-50132-B 1A RFS/WSS B7. 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.
