Vinyl pressings
by Linda Ronstadt · 1974
Different Drum was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 5 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.
1-11269-H-3 ⇀ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ ✲A etched, ⇀ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ ✲ stamped, variant 1
2-11269-H-3 ⇀ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ ✲B etched, ⇀ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ ✲ stamped, variant 1
ST-1-11269-H-4. ⇀ ✲ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟA variant 2
ST-2-11269-H-5. ⇀ ✲ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟB variant 2
ST1 11269 H1 #1 T- MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Runout A
ST2 11269 H1² #̶2̶ #1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL T- 0Runout B
ST 1-11269Label A
ST 2-11269Label B
ST1 11269 H12 MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A runout, variant 1
ST2 11269 H12 MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B runout, variant 1
ST1 11269 H1#1 TI - MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A runout, variant 2
ST1 11269 H12#2 TI - MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B runout, variant 2
st-1-11269-J2 #2 —◁ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟSide A Etched Variant 1 (ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ Stamped)
st-2-11269-J2 —◁ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟSide B Etched Variant 1 (ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ Stamped)
St-1-11269-J2 —◁ T-A ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟSide A Etched Variant 2 (ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ Stamped)
St-1-11269-J2 T-1K —◁ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟSide B Etched Variant 2 (ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ Stamped)
1-11269-H-3• 3 (3 over 4) ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOL F1Runout side A with 3 (3 over 4) stamped sideways
2-11269-A-4· ⥛ ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOL KPRunout side B
St-1-11269-J2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL —◁ TA-Side A runout
St-2-11269-J2 #2 Ti-K —◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B runout
ST 1-11269Side A label
ST 2-11269Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Capitol Records SENC.10154 / World Record Club R 91707LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1974 | Australia | Capitol Records SENC-10154First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1974 | Australia | Capitol Records SENC-10154First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1974 | Australia | Capitol Records SENC-10154First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-11269First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-80237First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-80237First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST-11269First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | US | Capitol Records ST-11269First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | US | Capitol Records ST-511269LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1974 | US | Capitol Records ST-11269First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Capitol Records ST-71269LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1974 | US | Capitol Records ST-11269First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Capitol Records ST-11269First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | US | Capitol Records ST-11269First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Spain | Capitol Records 056-1819951LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records 038 EVC 81 995 / Crystal 038 EVC 81 995LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Capitol Records ECS 40138LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Capitol Records ECS 40138LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| ? | Netherlands | Capitol Records 5C 038-81995 / Capitol Records 1A 038-81995LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Capitol Records 5C 038-81995LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SN-16299LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-11269LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
37 vinyl pressings of Different Drum are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1974 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, Australia, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-11269, released January 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-11269, SENC-10154, ECS-80237) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-11269-H-3 ⇀ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ ✲ and 2-11269-H-3 ⇀ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ ✲. 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.
