Vinyl pressings
by Marsha Hunt's 22 · 1973
(Oh, No! Not!) The Beast Day was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 10 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.
10 AA6059080 1W 320 1 A1Runout side A, stamped
10 AA6059080 2W 320 A1Runout side B, stamped
AA 6059 080.1 WLabel Side A
AA 6059 080.2 WLabel Side B
6059080 1F //1 11 5Side A stamped runout
6059080 2F //1 11 8Side B stamped runout
6059 080.1Side A label
6059 080.2Side B label
2-50173 -CP-3 P@(@ sweeps over the P)Runout A
2-50172 -CP-3 P@(@ sweeps over the PRunout B
2-50173Label A
2-50172Label B
2-50173A Side Label
2-50172B Side Label
2-50173-PR-1 1-1 Pa P.R. DA-Side Runout Etching
2-50172-PR-1 1-1 Pa P.R. DB-Side Runout Etching
2-50173Label Side A
2-50172Label Side B
2-50173 -CS-4 P@(@ sweeps over the P)Runout A
2-50172 -CS-5 P@(@ sweeps over the P) LLRunout B
2-50173Label A
2-50172Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | Vertigo VE 109First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | Vertigo 6059 080First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Germany | Vertigo 6059 080First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Greece | Vertigo 6059 080First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | Greece | Vertigo 6059 080First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1973 | Italy | Vertigo 6059 080First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6059 080First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Spain | Vertigo 6059 080 / Vertigo 60 59 080First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | US | Vertigo VE-109First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1973 | US | Vertigo VE-109First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Vertigo VE-109First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Vertigo VE-109First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1973 | US | Vertigo VE-109First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1973 | Venezuela | Vertigo 2.005First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | UK | Vertigo 6059 080First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of (Oh, No! Not!) The Beast Day are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1973 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Germany, UK, US, Canada and more. One of them is Vertigo 6059 080.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6059 080, VE-109, VE 109, 2.005) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 10 AA6059080 1W 320 1 A1 and 10 AA6059080 2W 320 A1. 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.
