Vinyl pressings
by Leonard Nimoy · 1967
The Two Sides Of Leonard Nimoy 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.
8 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 4 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 76619 / 1 A2Runout side A, variant 0
LPS 76620 / 1 A3Runout side B, variant 0
LPS 76619 / A3Runout side A, variant 1
LPS 76619 / A1Runout side B, variant 1
LPM 56,619Label A
LPM 56,620Label B
LPS 76,619Label Side A
LPS 76,620Label Side B
LPS 76619 MR △11486Runout side A
LPS 76620 MR △11486-XRunout side B
LPS 76,619Label side A
LPS 76,620Label side B
SMX26853Label A
SMX26854Label B
DLP-25835-S1Runout A
DLP-25-835-S2②Runout B
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 | Australia | Dot Records SZL-932,870First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Dot Records DLP 25835First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Dot Records DLP 3835First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Dot Records SZL 932 870First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Dot Records dlp25835 / Dot Records DLP 25835First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Dot Records DLP 3835First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Dot Records dlp25835 / Dot Records ST 91375LP, Album, Stereo, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Stereo, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1967 | US | Dot Records dlp25835 / Dot Records DLP 25835First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Dot Records dlp25835 / Dot Records DLP 25835First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Dot Records LPS 76.619 / Dot Records dlp25835LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of The Two Sides Of Leonard Nimoy are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Dot Records dlp25835.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use dlp25835, DLP 3835, SZL-932,870, DLP 25835) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LPS 76619 / 1 A2 and LPS 76620 / 1 A3. 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.
