Vinyl pressings
by Little Junior Parker · 1962
Driving Wheel was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 2 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.
UV-7102 [tiny one character symbol]A-side runout etching
UV-7103 [tiny one character symbol]B-side runout etching
UV 7102A-side label
UV 7103B-side label
UV-7102 [tiny one character symbol]A-side runout etching
UV-7103 [tiny one character symbol]B-side runout etching
UV 7102A-side label
UV 7103B-side label
UV - 7102 RESide 1, variant 1
UV - 7103 RESide 2, variant 1
UV-7102 RE JSide 1, variant 2
UV-7103 RE JSide 2, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Canada | London Records DLP 76First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1962 | US | Duke DLP 76 / Duke DLP-76First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Duke DLP 76First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Duke DLP 76 / Duke DLP-76First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Duke DLP 767", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Jukebox, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Jukebox, Stereo |
| 1967 | Italy | Derby POP 46LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | Duke DLP76 / Duke DLPX-76LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-27039 / MCA Records DLP 76LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records DLP 76 / MCA Records MCA-27039LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe | WaxTime 500 408729LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | ABC Duke DL-76 / ABC Duke DLP-76LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-27039LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Duke DLP 76LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records DLPX-76 / Duke DLP-76LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Duke DLP 76 / Duke DLP-76LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Duke DLP 76 / Duke DLP-76LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
16 vinyl pressings of Driving Wheel are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1962 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, Canada. One of them is Duke DLP 76, released August 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DLP 76) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UV-7102 [tiny one character symbol] and UV-7103 [tiny one character symbol]. 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.
