Vinyl pressings
by Roy Clark · 1971
The Best Of Roy Clark was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1971, 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-25986A-2Side A runout, Stamped, Variant 1
DOS-25986B-1Side B runout, Stamped, Variant 1
DOS-25986A-6Side A runout, Stamped, Variant 2
DOS-25986B-6Side B runout, Stamped, Variant 2
DOS-25986A-4 △15663 (2)Runout Side A
DOS-25986B-4 △15663-X (1)Runout Side B
LPS-25986-ALabel Side A
LPS-25986-BLabel Side B
DOS 25986A-7 G.K. \TRunout A - Var. 1
DOS 25986B-7 G.K. \TRunout B - Var. 1
DOS 25986A-8 \T G.K.Runout A - Var. 2
DOS 25986B-8 \T G.K.Runout B - Var. 2
LPS 25986 AMatrix Side A
LPS 25986 BMatrix Side B
DOS 25986A-1 PRRunout Side A, Stamped, var 1
DOS 25986B-1 PRRunout Side B, Stamped, var 1
DOS 25986A-8 T G.K.side A runout etched
DOS 25986-B-9 T G. KONGside B runout etched
LPS 25986 Aside A label
LPS 25986 Bside B label
ST1 93735 R2#1 (etched)Matrix Side A
ST2 93735 W1#1 (etched)Matrix Side B
0Stamped both sides
ST1 93735 W1#1Etched Side A Variant 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Dot Records DOS 25986First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | Canada | Dot Records DOS 25986First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | Canada | Dot Records DOS 25986First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | Italy | Dot Records 3C 062-92461First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | US | Dot Records DOS 25986First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Dot Records DOS 25986First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Dot Records DOS 25986First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | US | Dot Records DOS 25986First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | US | Dot Records DOS 25986First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Dot Records DOS 25986First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | US | Dot Records DOS 25986 / Dot Records DOS-25986First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Dot Records DOS 25986First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | US | Dot Records DOS 25986First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Dot Records DOS 25986LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-25986LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | MCA Records 27015-1LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Dot Records 9310-25986 / ABC Dot 9310-25986LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Dot Records 1C 062-92 461LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-27015LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | ABC DOT DOS 25986LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | MCA Records DOS 25986 / MCA Records DO-25986LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of The Best Of Roy Clark are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1971 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Canada, Italy. One of them is Dot Records DOS 25986, released January 14, 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DOS 25986, 3C 062-92461) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DOS-25986A-2 and DOS-25986B-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.
