Vinyl pressings
by Joe Walsh · 1973
The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get 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.
35 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 15 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.
T1 DS-50140-A STERLINGSide A runout
DSX 50140 B 1A SXT STERLING "Y - BECAUSE WE LIKE YOU"Side B runout
DSX-50140-ASide A label
DSX-50140-BSide B label
T1 DSX 50140 A-1-2 STERLING LH 2 A25Side A runout, variant 1
T1 DSX 50140 B-1-1 STERLING LH 2 3F "Y - BECAUSE WE LIKE YOU"Side B runout, variant 1
T1 DSX 50140 A B STERLING LH 3Side A runout, variant 2
T1 DSX 50140 B-1-2 STERLING LH 3 G "Y - BECAUSE WE LIKE YOU"Side B runout, variant 2
T1 DSX 50140 A-1-2 STERLING LH 2Side A runout
T1 DSX 50140 B 1-2 STERLING LH 3 "Y - BECAUSE WE LIKE YOU"Side B runout
DSX-50140-ASide A label
DSX-50140-BSide B label
DSX 5140 ASide A - Etched
DSX 5140 B + "Y BECAUSE WE LIKE YOU"Side B - Etched
STERLING LH 2Side A Stamped/Etched
STERLING LH 3Side B Stamped/Etched
DSX 50140 A STERLING LH 2 PSide A runout, variant 1
DSX 50140 B "Y - BECAUSE WE LIKE YOU" STERLING LH 2Side B runout, variant 1
DSX 50140 A STERLING LH 2 C P ԀSide A runout, variant 2, etched/ STERLING C P Ԁ stamped
DSX 50140 B + "Y - BECAUSE WE LIKE YOU" STERLING LH 3 G PSide B runout, variant 2, etched/ STERLING G P stamped
T1 DSX 50140 A-1-2 ᴧ 6 STERLINGRunout side A, variant 1
T1 DSX 50140 A-1-2 ᴧ 12 "Y - Because We Like You" STERLINGRunout side B, variant 1
T1 DSX 50140 A-1-2 LH 2 12A STERLINGRunout side A, variant 2
T1 DSX 50140 B-1-2 LH 3 A5 "Y-BECAUSE WE LIKE YOU" STERLINGRunout side B, variant 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 | Barbados | Dunhill DSX-50140 / ABC Records DSX-50140First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Brazil | Probe SPOL 15049 / Probe SPOL-15.049First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records DSX-50140 / ABC Records DSX-50140First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | ABC Records 9023-50140 / Dunhill 9023-50140First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Asylum Records 6E-141First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Dunhill 9026-50140 6 / ABC Records 9026-50140 6First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | ABC Records 9023-50140 / Dunhill 9023-50140First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records DSX-50140LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1973 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records DSX 50140 / ABC Records DSX 50140First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Probe 1C 062-94 571First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Greece | Probe PRO 5005First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Probe IPP-80893First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Japan | Probe IPP-80893First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Probe SPBA 6275 / Probe DSX 50140First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Probe 5C 062-94571 / Probe DSX 50140First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-37054LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-37054 / MCA Records MDS 50140LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-37054LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-37054LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-37054 / MCA Records DSX-50140LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-1602 / MCA Records MCA 37054LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA 37054 / MCA Records MCA-37054LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | MCA Records MCA-37054 / Dunhill DSX-50140LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | Analogue Productions AAPP 108-45LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2017 | US | Analogue Productions APP 108 / Universal Music Special Markets B0024537-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Analogue Productions APP 108LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2024 | US | Analogue Productions AAPP 108-45 / Universal Music Special Markets B0024537-01LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | MCA Records DSX-50140LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | ABC Records DSX-50140LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | ABC Records DSX 50140LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | ABC Records DSX-50140LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MDS 50140 / MCA Records DSX-50140LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | ABC Records 9023-50140 / ABC/Dunhill Records 9023-50140LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | MCA Records 0062.720LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | MCA Records 201.346 / MCA Records 201 346Album, LP, Reissue | Album, LP, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | MCA Records 1A 038-94571 / MCA Records 5C 038-94571LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | ABC Records ABCL-5033 / ABC Records 5C 062-94571LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | ABC Records DSX 50140LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | MCA Records DSX 50140LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | South Korea | High Stereo 63LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5033Album, LP, Reissue | Album, LP, Reissue |
| ? | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5033LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
97 vinyl pressings of The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1973 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is Dunhill DSX-50140, released June 18, 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DSX-50140, SPBA 6275, SPBA-3059, SPOL 15049) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 DS-50140-A STERLING and DSX 50140 B 1A SXT STERLING "Y - BECAUSE WE LIKE YOU". 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.
