Vinyl pressings
by Peter, Paul & Mary · 1969
Day Is Done was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 12 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.
M-51496 RE1 1 T1Etched side A
M-51493 RE1 -1 T11Etched side B
M-51496 RE1 -1 TIIEtched side A variant 1
M-51493 RE1 -2 TIIEtched side B variant 1
M-51496-1BA-side runout, stamped
M-51493-1AB-side runout, stamped
M51496A-side label
M51493B-side label
#M-51496-1B SSSA-side runout, stamped
M-51493-1D SB-side runout, stamped
M51496A-side label
M51493B-side label
M-51496-1C M T111A-side runout
M-51493-1C T11B-side runout
M51496A-side label
M51493B-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 7279First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Brazil | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WCS - 35.012First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1969 | France | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WV. 5124First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records A 7279First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Italy | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WB 1044 / Warner Bros. Records WB 1044First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Japan | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records BR-2285First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records B. 7279First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBS 23First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Turkey | Warner Bros. Records 69601First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WB 7279First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7279First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7279First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7279First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7279First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7279First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 72797", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
20 vinyl pressings of Day Is Done are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7279.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7279, WB 7279, WCS - 35.012, WV. 5124) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M-51496 RE1 1 T1 and M-51493 RE1 -1 T11. 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.
