Vinyl pressings
by Joe Walsh · 1974
So What 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.
30 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 12 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.
DSD-50171-A ① KL KENDUN A X "THAT'S NO BANANY, THAT'S MY NOZE" PA Side Etch exc "Kendun A", ᴘ stamps
DSD-50171-B ② KL KENDUN B 2C.H. PB Side Etch exc "Kendun B", ᴘ stamps
T1 DSD-50171-A 4 TH KENDUN-B "THAT'S NO BANANY THAT'S MY NOZE"Runout side A, variant 1
T1 DSD-50171-B4 TH KENDUN-B 2C.H.Runout side B, variant 1
TI DSD-50171-A (2) TH KENDUN-A "THAT'S NO BANANY, THAT'S MY NOZE"Runout side A, variant 2
TI DSD-50171-B4 TH KENDUN-B 2C.H.Runout side B, variant 2
DSD-50171-A ② TH "THAT'S NO BANANY, THAT'S MY NOZE" T1Side A Etched
KENDUN-ASide A Stamped
DSD-50171-B ② TH 7 2 C.H. T1Side B Etched
KENDUN-BSide B Stamped
2S DSD-50171-A 4 [Circled]5 "THAT'S NO BANANY, THAT'S MY NOZE"Side A Etched
S DSD-50171-B [Circled]2 A5 2C.H.Side B Etched
KENDUN-BSides A & B Stamped
T1 DSD-50171-A 4 TH "THAT'S NO BANANY THAT'S MY NOZE" KENDUN-BRunout Side A, variant 1
T1 DSD-50171-B4 TH 2C.H. KENDUN-BRunout Side B, variant 1
T1 DSD-50171-A (3) ⃫P⃫ TH KENDUN B "THAT'S NO BANANY THAT'S MY NOZE"Runout Side A, variant 2
T1 DSD-50171-B (2) TH KENDUN B 2 C.H.Runout Side B, variant 2
P DSD-50171-A ② TH KENDUN-B 1 "THAT'S NO BANANY, THAT'S MY NOZE"Side A runout
P DSD-50171-B ① TH KENDUN B 1 o 2C.H.Side B runout
DSD-50171-ASide A label
DSD-50171-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Probe SPBAA-3089First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Brazil | Probe DSD-50171First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | ABC Records DSD-50171First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records 9023-50171First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | France | ABC Records 68.015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | ABC Records 1C 056-95 877First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Probe IPS-80141First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Netherlands | ABC Records 5C 062-95877 / ABC Records 5 C 062-95 877First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Netherlands | ABC Records 95877LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Probe PROLP 8070 / Probe PROLP-8070First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | South Africa | ABC Records ABCL 0007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | South Korea | ABC Records OLE-093First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5055First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5055First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5055 / ABC Records DSD501 71First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-4050LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | ABC Dunhill DSD-50171 / MCA Records MCA-37055LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | ABC Dunhill DSD-50171 / MCA Records MCA-37055LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | ABC Dunhill DSD-50171 / MCA Records MCA-37055LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | ABC Records DSD 50171LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia & New Zealand | ABC Records DSD-50171LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | MCA Records 250 664-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | MCA Records 201 404-320 / MCA Records 201 404/96796LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | MCA Records 201 404 / MCA Records DS 50171LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | ABC Records DS 50171 / ABC Records DSD50171LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5055LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5055LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | MCA Coral CR-20154LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | MCA Coral MCA 37055LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
60 vinyl pressings of So What are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1974 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is ABC Dunhill DSD 50171, released December 14, 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DSD 50171, DSD-50171, ABCL 5055, SPBAA-3089) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DSD-50171-A ① KL KENDUN A X "THAT'S NO BANANY, THAT'S MY NOZE" P and DSD-50171-B ② KL KENDUN B 2C.H. P. 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.
