Vinyl pressings
by Leonard Nimoy · 1967
Presents Mr. Spock's Music From Outer Space was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. 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 1967, 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.
LPS-76525 ∆10323Runout Side A, etched
LPS-76526 ∆10323-XRunout Side B, etched
['MR' in a circle]Runout both sides, stamped
LPS 76,525Label Side A
LPS 76525 (MR) △10323Runout A
LPS 76526 (MR) △10323-XRunout B
LPS 76,525Label A
LPS 76,526Label B
M-56525-1 A2 ISide A stamped runout
M-56526-1 A1 ISide B stamped runout
M 56,525Side A label
M 56,526Side B label
LPS 76526̶̸̲̅ 5Runout, side A var.1 stamped
LPS 76526Runout, side B var.1 stamped
LPS 76525 1 ɪ A3Side A Runout Stamped
LPS 76526 1 ɪ A2Side B Runout Stamped
LPS 76,525Side A Label
LPS 76,526Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Dot Records DLP 25794First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Dot Records DLP 3794First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Dot Records SLPD 511First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Dot Records LPD 511First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Dot Records DLP 25794 / Dot Records DLP 25,794First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Dot Records DLP 25794 / Dot Records DLP 25,794First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Dot Records DLP 3794First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Dot Records DLP 3794First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Dot Records DLP 25794 / Dot Records DLP 25,794First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Dot Records DLP 25794 / Dot Records DLP 25,794First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Dot Records DLP 25794First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Dot Records DLP 25,794First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Dot Records DLP 25794LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | UK | Rediffusion ZS 156LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australia | Raven Records RVLP - 1016LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Dot Records 302 067 491 1 / Varèse Vintage 302 067 491 1LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Dot Records DLP 3794LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
17 vinyl pressings of Presents Mr. Spock's Music From Outer Space are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1967 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Dot Records DLP 25794.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DLP 25794, DLP 3794, DLP 25,794, SLPD 511) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LPS-76525 ∆10323 and LPS-76526 ∆10323-X. 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.
