Canada
1963- Label and catalog number
- Decca DL 74429
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
Vinyl pressings
by Lenny Dee · 1963
By Popular Dee-mand was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 3 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.
MG9110T3 2Side A runout, stamped
MG9111T3 2Side B runout, stamped
MG 9110Side A label
MG 9111Side B label
MG911OT1 1 / |Side A
MG9111T1 1 / |Side B
MG 9110
MG 9111◉
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Decca DL 74429First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | Decca DL 4429First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Brunswick STA 8560First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Decca DL 4429First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Decca DL 4429First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Decca DL 4429First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Decca DL 74429First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Decca DL 74429First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | Decca DL74429 / MCA Records MCA-212LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Brunswick LAT 8560LP | LP |
10 vinyl pressings of By Popular Dee-mand are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1963 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in Canada, UK, US. One of them is Decca DL 74429.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DL 74429, DL 4429, STA 8560) 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.