Vinyl pressings
by Leslie Bricusse · 1967
Doctor Dolittle Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 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.
19 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 11 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.
DTCS 5101-A2-RSide A runout, variant 1
DTCS 5101-B Bell Sound LWSide B runout, variant 1
DTCS-5101A-5 Bell Sound LWSide A runout, variant 2
DTCS 5101B-4 Bell Sound LWSide B runout, variant 2
DTC-5101-A Bell Sound LWRunout side A
DTC-5101-B-R2 Bell Sound LWRunout side B
DTCS-5101-A MR △̶10882Runout A
DTCS-5101-B MR △̶10882-XRunout B
DTCS-5101-ALabel A
DTCS-5101-BLabel B
DTCS 5101-A2 LWSide A Runout
DTC-S-5101-B-R3 - 1 LWSide B Runout
SYRX 3459-2 A 2Side A runout
SYRX 3460-2 R 1Side B runout
(SYRX.4359)Side A label
(SYRX.4360)Side 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 | Australia | 20th Century Fox Records TL-32610First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | 20th Century Fox Records DTCS 5101First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | 20th Century Fox Records DTC 5101First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | France | 20th Century Fox Records 830007First yearLP | LP |
| 1967 | Germany | 20th Century Fox Records DTC 5101First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | 20th Century Fox Records DTCS 5101First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Italy | 20th Century Fox Records CFX - LP 66003 / 20th Century Fox Records CFX LP 66003First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Japan | 20th Century Fox Records SWG-7088First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Japan | 20th Century Fox Records RPL-6004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | 20th Century Fox Records TL-32610First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | New Zealand | 20th Century Fox Records TL-32610First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Portugal | 20th Century Fox Records LP-10-2First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Spain | 20th Century Fox Records HCFS 461-01First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Stateside SL 10214 / 20th Century Fox Records SL 10214First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Stateside SSL 10214 / 20th Century Fox Records SSL 10214First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Japan | 20th Century Fox Records GXH 6039LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | 20th Century Fox Records STL-932610 / Horizon SH66-94061LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | 20th Century Fox Records STL-932,610LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | 20th Century Fox Records DTCS 5100LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | 20th Century Fox Records DTC 5101LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
25 vinyl pressings of Doctor Dolittle Original Motion Picture Soundtrack are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1967 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is 20th Century Fox Records DTCS 5101.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DTCS 5101, DTC 5101, SL 10214, SSL 10214) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DTCS 5101-A2-R and DTCS 5101-B Bell Sound LW. 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.
