Vinyl pressings
by Ramsey Lewis · 1974
Hot Dawgit was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
ZSS 159574-1D TML-SRunout side A, etched, except [TML-S] stamped
ZS S 159934-1ARunout side B, stamped, except [ZS] etched
ZSS 159574Label side-A
ZSS 159934Label side-B
ZSS 159574-IF TIIRunout side A, etched.
ZS S 159934-1D TIRunout side B, stamped, except [ZS and TI] etched
ZSS 159574Label side-A
ZSS 159934Label side-B
p ZSS 159574-1D TML-SA-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 159934-1A pB-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 159574Side A label
ZSS 159934Side B label
ZSS 159574-1F T11A-Side Runout Etching
ZS [S 159934-1D] T1B-Side Runout Etching, Except [Stamped]
ZSS 159574Side A label
ZSS 159934Side B label
MX173947A
MX173948B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | CBS BA-222110First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Germany | CBS CBS S 2863 / CBS 2863First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | Germany | CBS CBS S 2863 / CBS CBS 2863First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Mexico | Epic SC-71359First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | Columbia 3-10056First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Columbia 3-10056First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Columbia 3-10056First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Columbia 3-10056First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | Spain | CBS CBS 30337", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | CBS S CBS 30337", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | CBS S CBS 30337", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | UK | CBS S CBS 30337", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Hot Dawgit are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, Australia, Germany, Mexico. One of them is Columbia 3-10056.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-10056, BA-222110, CBS S 2863, SC-71359) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS 159574-1D TML-S and ZS S 159934-1A. 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.
