Vinyl pressings
by Procol Harum · 1969
A Salty Dog 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.
26 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
YCARX 57-1Runout side A variant 1 stamped
YCARX 58-1Runout side B variant 1 stamped
YCARX 57-1 G 1Runout side A variant 2 stamped
YCARX 58-1 L 1Runout side B variant 2 stamped
YCARX 57-1Runout side A stamped
YCARX 58-1Runout side B stamped
YCARX 57-1Runout side A, stamped variant 1
YCARX 58-1Runout side B, stamped variant 1
YCARX 57-1 T 1Runout side A, stamped variant 2
YCARX 58-1 R 1Runout side B, stamped variant 2
SP-4257Side A Label
SP-4258Side B Label
A&M SP 4257 P2 PSide A Etched [P Stamped], Variant 1
SP-4179 SP-4258-7 1 C T 0 PSide B Etched [0 P Stamped], Variant 1
P SP-4179 SP4257-1 eSide A Etched [P Stamped], Variant 2
A&M- SP-4258-13 PSide B Etched [P Stamped], Variant 2
T SP-4179 SP-4257-7Side A runout, variant 1
T SP-4179 SP-4258-7Side B runout, variant 1
T SP-4179 o SP-4257-7 I B2Side A runout, variant 2
T SP-4179 SP-4258-7 I B1 oSide B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Festival Records SFL-933399First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1969 | Australia | Festival Records FL-933399First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4179First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | France | Stateside 2 C 062-90256First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | Polydor 184 221First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | Polydor 184 221First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Italy | IL ISP 34001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Festival Records SFL-933399First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1969 | Scandinavia | Polydor 184 221First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1969 | Scandinavia | Polydor 184.221First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1969 | South Africa | Continental Records SZB 8246First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | Regal Zonophone SLRZ 1009 / Regal Zonophone 1E 062 ○ 90256First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1969 | US | A&M Records SP 4179First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | A&M Records SP 4179First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | A&M Records SP 4179First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | A&M Records AML 90LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Japan | Polydor MP-1467LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Japan | Polydor MP-1467LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | Brazil | A&M Records SA & M 2073 / A&M Records A&M 2073LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4179LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4179LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | Argentina | A&M Records S5223 / A&M Records S 5223LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | A&M Records GXG 1028 / A&M Records GXG-1028LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | A&M Records GXG 1028 / A&M Records GXG-1028LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Venezuela | A&M Records AMS-5080LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | A&M Records SP 3123 / A&M Records SP-3123LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | US | A&M Records SP 3123 / A&M Records SP-3123LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | US | A&M Records SP 4179LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | UK | Sierra Records FEDB5012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Spain | Victoria Ediciones Musicales, S.A. C-30.1668 (VLP-304) / Victoria Ediciones Musicales, S.A. C-30.1668 (VLP-304)LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Russia | AnTrop П92 00265/6 / AnTrop П91 00265/6LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-474 / A&M Records MFSL 1-474LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2017 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-474LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 2017 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1804LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Cube Records 853008LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Belgium | Cube Records 853008LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Belgium | Cube Records 853008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Belgium | Cube Records 853008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Belgium | Cube Records 853008LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Belgium | Cube Records CUBE 853008LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 69834 / A&M Records SP-69834LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 4179LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-4179LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Cube Records 2326 017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Cube Records 817 602-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Carrere 66.637LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Cube Records 6.26288 BLLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Cube Records ORL 8812LP, Stereo, Album, Reissue | LP, Stereo, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Scandinavia | Mega Records MRLP 3172LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
65 vinyl pressings of A Salty Dog are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1969 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Regal Zonophone SLRZ 1009, released June 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SLRZ 1009, SP 4179, SFL-933399, FL-933399) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YCARX 57-1 and YCARX 58-1. 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.
