Vinyl pressings
by Otis Redding · 1968
The Dock Of The Bay was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
44 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 17 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.
ST-VO-681225-1D 2T A2 CT oA side runout, variant 1
ST-VO-681226-1F 1T C15 CT oB side runout, variant 1
ST-VO-681225-1C 1T CT oA side runout, variant 2
ST-VO-681226-1C 1T D CT oB side runout, variant 2
ST-VO-681225-1E T CT oA side runout stamped
ST-VO-681226-1E T CT oB side runout stamped
ST-VO-681225A side label
ST-VO-681226B side label
ST-VO-681225-FF LW AT [MR logo] △11641 WSide A runout
ST-VO-681226-EE LW AT [MR logo] △11641-X …W.Side B runout
ST-VO-681225-MOSide A label
ST-VO-681226-MOSide B label
VO-12751-A LW AT WSide A runout
VO-12752-A LW AT WSide B runout
VO-12751Side A label
VO-12752Side B label
ST-VO-681225-FF MR LW AT △11641 WRunout side A
ST-VO-681226-EE MR LW AT △11641-X …W.Runout side B
ST-VO-681225-MOSide A label
ST-VO-681226-MOSide B label
ST-VO-681225-F LW AT WA-side etched, variation 1
ST-VO-681226-F LW AT WB-side etched, variation 1
ST-VO-681225-H P LW AT PR WA-side etched, variation 2
ST-VO-681226-E P LW AT ∴W·B-side etched, variation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Argentina | Atlantic 419First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Australia | Atlantic SAL-932.885First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | Atlantic AL-32.885First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Brazil | ATCO Records ALP 605.005First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | Brazil | ATCO Records ALP 605.005First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | Volt VOLT S-419 / Volt SD 419First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Volt S 419First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Volt S-419 / Volt SD 419First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Volt S-419 / Volt S 419First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Volt VOLT 419 / Stax VOLT 419First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Chile | Atlantic 33-419 / Volt 33-419First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Volt Volt S-419 / ATCO Records Volt S 419First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | ATCO Records ATCO S-419 / ATCO Records ATCO S 419First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Greece | Atlantic AS 0406First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Italy | Atlantic ATL-LP 08025 / Atlantic ATL LP 08025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Atlantic SD 33-288LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | Brazil | ATCO Records ALP 605.005LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Canada | Volt S-419 / Atlantic SD 419LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Atlantic 40.073 / Atlantic ATL 40 073LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | Italy | Atlantic SD 33-419LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | Atlantic P-6075ALP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | Atlantic P-6075ALP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | Mozambique | Atlantic SAT 9110LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Atlantic K 40076LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1975 | Portugal | Atlantic LP-S-39-9LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Portugal | Atlantic 72745LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1983 | Germany | ATCO Records 40076LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Spain | ATCO Records LB 40076 / ATCO Records 40076LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Spain | ATCO Records LB 40076LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Italy | ATCO Records 40 076 / ATCO Records 40076LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5172LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 2003 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5172LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 2003 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5172LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5172LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 2014 | US | Volt VOLT 419 / Rhino Vinyl R1 419LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2017 | Europe | Volt 081227956394 / Volt VOLT 419LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5172LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2023 | US | Volt Records S 419 / Analogue Productions APA 005-4512", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2024 | US | Volt Records S-419 / Volt Records S 41912", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Volt VOLT S-419 / Volt VOLT 419LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Volt VOLT S-419 / Atlantic SD 419LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Volt VOLT S-419 / Atlantic SD 419LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Volt VOLT 419 / Volt SD 419LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Volt VOLT S-419 / Volt VOLT S 419LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Israel | Volt VOLT S- 42011 / Atlantic VOLT 42011LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Jamaica | ATCO Records SD 33-288 / Atlantic SD 33-288LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Jamaica | Atlantic SD 33-288LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | South Africa | Atlantic ATL 1035 / Atlantic SD 419LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | ATCO Records SD 33-288LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Volt Volt S-419 / Volt Volt 419LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
93 vinyl pressings of The Dock Of The Bay are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1968 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Volt VOLT S-419, released February 23, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VOLT S-419, 419, S-419, 230 001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-VO-681225-1D 2T A2 CT o and ST-VO-681226-1F 1T C15 CT o. 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.
