Vinyl pressings
by Roy Clark · 1973
Superpicker was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 3 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.
DOS 26008A-2 TS WSSSide A Etched
DOS 26008B-2 TS WSSSide B Etched
IAM [Triangled - Scranton logo]Side A & B Stamped
DOS 26008-ASide A Label
DO 26008A W1scratched in runout side A
DO-26008B W1scratched in runout side B
T2 DOS-26008-A-1 TS/WSS DSide A runout, etched except "D" stamped, variant 1
XT1 DOS-26008-B-1 TS/WSS C3Side B runout, etched except "C" stamped, variant 1
T2 DOS-26008-A-1 TS/WSS BSide A runout, variant 2
T1 DOS-26008-B-1 TS/WSS BSide B runout, variant 2
DOS26008-A-3 [MR logo] △17676(1) TS WSSSide A runout
DOS 26008B-3 [MR logo] △17676-X(1) TS WSSSide B runout
DOS-26008-ASide A label
DOS-26008-BSide B label
DOS 26008-A-1-II-I T.S. PR WSSSide A runout; etched
DOS 26008B-1-II-II TS PR WSSSide B runout; etched
DOS 26008-ASide A label
DOS 26008-BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Dot Records ZL 34873First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Dot Records DOS 26008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Dot Records 9310-26008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Dot Records DOS 26008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Dot Records DOS 26008LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1973 | US | Dot Records DOS 26008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | MCA Coral MCA-679First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Dot Records DOS 26008LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1973 | US | Dot Records DOS-26008 / Dot Records DOS 26008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Dot Records DOS 26008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Dot Records DOS-26008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Dot Records DOS 26008 / ABC DOT R 104499LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1973 | US | Dot Records DOS 26008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | ABC DOT DOS 26008LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-679 / Dot Records DOS 26008LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Dot Records ZL 34873LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | ABC DOT DOS 26008LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
17 vinyl pressings of Superpicker are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1973 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Australia, Canada. One of them is Dot Records DOS 26008.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DOS 26008, MCA-679, DOS-26008, ZL 34873) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DOS 26008A-2 TS WSS and DOS 26008B-2 TS WSS. 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.
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