Vinyl pressings
by Neil Diamond · 1971
Do It! was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
WS-1014 RE 1 1-6-71 Bell Sound sfSide A runout
WS-1015-1 12-28-70 Bell Sound sf [SRC logo]Side B runout
WS 1014 SPSide A label
WS 1015 SPSide B label
WS-1014-RE-1A 1T C/Side A runout, variant 1
WS-1015-1A-1 1T CFSide B runout, variant 1
WS-1014-RE- 1A 1 T DSide A runout, variant 2
WS 1015 -1A-1 1T C 3Side B runout, variant 2
WS-1014-RE ...2 (MR) Bell Sound sf △15629Runout A, variant 1
WS-1015-RE -2... (MR) Bell Sound sf 7 △15616-XRunout B, variant 1
WS-1014 RE 1... 1-6-71 (MR) BELL SOUND SF △15629Runout A, variant 2
WS-1015-1... 12-28.80 BELL SOUND SF (MR) △15629-XRunout B, variant 2
WS-1014-RE-1BRunout Side A
5 WS-1015-1BRunout Side B
WS-1014Label Side A
WS-1015Label Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Stateside SESL-9773First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | Canada | Bang Records BLPS 224 / Bang Records 9011-224First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Stateside SSLM.6117First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Bang Records BLPS224First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | US | Bang Records BANG 224 / Bang Records BLP 224First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Bang Records BLPS224 / Bang Records BANG 224First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Bang Records BANG 224 / Bang Records BLP 224First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Stateside SESL50006LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | US | Bang Records BANG 224 / Bang Records LPS 224LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Bang Records BLPS224 / Bang Records BANG 224LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Stateside SESL 9773 / Stateside SESL-9773LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Axis AXIS 6215LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Brazil | Bang Records BLPS - 224 / Bang Records LPS224LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | New Zealand | Stateside SESL 50006LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | New Zealand | World Record Club SLZ 8488 / EMI SLZ 8488LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | New Zealand | Stateside SESL 50006 / EMI SESL.50006LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Do It! are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1971 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Bang Records BLPS224.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BLPS224, BANG 224, SESL-9773, BLPS 224) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WS-1014 RE 1 1-6-71 Bell Sound sf and WS-1015-1 12-28-70 Bell Sound sf [SRC logo]. 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.
