Vinyl pressings
by Smith · 1970
Minus-Plus was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 17 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.
DS-50081-A L-1 S.G. LWSide A, variant 1
DS-50081-B L-1 LWSide B, variant 1
D.S.-50081-A L-1 SG LWSide A, variant 2
D.S.-50081-B L-1 LW SGSide B, variant 2
I D.S. 50081-A C-2 SG BSide A runout, etched
I D.S. 50081-B C-3 SG B 5Side B runout, etched
DS-50081-A-C3 S.G. S 1Variant 1 - side A runout, etched
D.S.-50081-B C-3 SG B3 1 SVariant 1 - side B runout, etched
B 3 S I D.S.-50081-A C-1 S.G.Variant 2 - side A runout, etched
C I S I D.S.-50081-B C-3 SG.Variant 2 - side B runout, etched
I D.S. 50081-A C-2 SG B PSide A runout, etched
I D.S. 50081-B C-3 SG B 5 PSide B runout, etched
DS-50081-A C-2 S.G. B3 S 1side A runout, etched
D.S.-50081-B C-3 S.G. B2 S1side B runout, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Argentina | Parlophone 5129First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Australia | Stateside SOSL 10093First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Brazil | Odeon MOFB 15018 / Odeon MOFB 15.018First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Canada | RCA Victor DS-50081 / RCA Victor DS50081First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Dunhill DS 50081First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Denmark | Stateside DS 50081First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | France | Stateside 2 C062-91554 / Stateside 2C 062 - 91.554First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Israel | ABC/Dunhill Records SS 10001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Italy | Stateside C062-91554 / Stateside 3C 062-91554First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Stateside SSLM 6110 / Stateside DS-50081First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Scandinavia | Stateside 4E 062-91554 / Dunhill DS-50081First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Stateside SCSL 3030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | South Africa | Stateside SJSL 137First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Spain | Stateside 1 J 062-91.554First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Taiwan | Liming Record LM-2362LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Japan | Stateside HP-80024LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
27 vinyl pressings of Minus-Plus are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1970 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Dunhill DS-50081.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DS-50081, DS50081, DS 50081, SSL 5031) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DS-50081-A L-1 S.G. LW and DS-50081-B L-1 LW. 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.
