Vinyl pressings
by Steppenwolf · 1969
At Your Birthday Party 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.
34 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 15 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-50053A - 2 LW DTRunout side A, variant 1
DS-50053B - 4 LW DTRunout side B, variant 1
DS-50053A-3 DTRunout side A, variant 2
DS50053B DTRunout side B, variant 2
DS-50053-A [MR logo] △13046Runout side A, etched, variant 1
50053B T [MR logo] △13046-X DTRunout side B, etched, variant 1
50053A T DT [MR logo] △13046Runout side A, etched, variant 2
DS-50053-B DT [MR logo] △13046-XRunout side B, etched, variant 2
P o DS-50053-R-Side A(Runout Side A)
P DS 50053-B-RE o 1
DS 50053A 1SRunout Side A, etched
DS-50053-B-1S 1 A2Runout Side B, stamped
DS-50053-ALabel Side A
DS-50053-BLabel Side B
° DSX 50053-A IT B1Runout Side A Etched exc: °, B Stamped
° DSX 50053-B IT DRunout Side B Etched exc: °, D Stamped
DS-50053-ALabel Side A
DS-50053-BLabel Side B
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 | Argentina | Parlophone X 5066First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Australia | Stateside SOSL 10041First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Brazil | Odeon MOFB 15007 / Odeon MOFB 15.007First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Brazil | Odeon MOFB 15007 / Odeon SMOFB 15007First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Dunhill DS 50053 / Dunhill DSX-50053First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Dunhill DS 50053 / Dunhill DSX-50053First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Dunhill DS 50053 / Dunhill DSX-50053First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | RCA Victor DSX-50053 / Dunhill DSX-50053First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | RCA Victor DSX-50053 / Dunhill DSX-50053First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | France | Stateside 2C 062 90048First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | France | Stateside 2C 062 90048First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | Columbia 1 C 062-90048 / Dunhill 1 C 062-90048First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Greece | Stateside DS-1003 / Stateside DS 1003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Japan | Stateside HP-8662 / Dunhill HP-8662First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Japan | Stateside HP-8662 / Dunhill HP-8662First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | Stateside SSL 5011LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1970 | UK | Stateside SSL. 5011LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Stateside SSL 5011 / Stateside SSL. 5011LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1970 | Venezuela | Odeon DSX-50053LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Taiwan | First Record FL-1803LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1971 | US | Dunhill DS-50053 / ABC Records DS-50053LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Dunhill DSX-50053 / Dunhill DS-50053LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Dunhill DSX-50053 / ABC Records DSX-50053LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | US | Dunhill DSX-50053 / ABC Records DSX-50053LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | US | Dunhill DSX-50053 / ABC Records DSX-50053LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | US | Dunhill DSX-50053 / Dunhill DS-50053LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | ABC Records 27 290 ETLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | MCA Coral 0052.718LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-37192LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | MCA Records MCA-37192LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Europe | MCA Records 250 519-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Brazil | MCA Records 604.7230 / MCA Records 27.060LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor DS-50053 / Dunhill DSX-50053LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | ABC Records 68.026LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | France | MCA Coral 201 796-270LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | MCA Records 250-519-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | MCA Records 201 796LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | MCA Coral 201 796-270 / MCA Coral 201 796LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Stateside SSL 5011 / Stateside SSL. 5011LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5255LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Dunhill DS-50053 / Dunhill DSX-50053LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-37192 / MCA Records MCA-1668LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | ABC Dunhill DS-50053 / ABC Dunhill DSX-50053LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Uruguay | ODEON URL - 20629LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
65 vinyl pressings of At Your Birthday Party are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1969 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Dunhill DS-50053, released March 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DS-50053, DSX-50053, ABCL 5255, SL 5011) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DS-50053A - 2 LW DT and DS-50053B - 4 LW DT. 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.
