Vinyl pressings
by Steppenwolf · 1969
Monster 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.
26 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 11 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-50066 AMatrix, Side A
DS-50066 BMatrix, Side B
T1 DS-50066 A 1DRunout, Side A
T1 DS-50066 B 1DRunout, Side B
DS-50066-AA-Side Label
DS-50066-BB-Side Label
DS 50066 A MR ∆14073 (2)A Side Etch exc ᴍʀ stamp, var. 1
DS-50066-B MR ∆14073-X (3)B Side Etch exc ᴍʀ stamp, var. 1
DS 50066 A 1ASide A runout, variant 1
DS-50066 B 1BSide B runout, variant 1
P 1 DS-50066 A 1A 12Side A runout, variant 2
P 1 DS-50066 B 1F A 3Side B runout, variant 2
21 DS-50066 A 1A 2 ASide A etching
S DS-50066 B 1B ∆9Side B etching
DS-50066 AMatrix, Side A
DS-50066 BMatrix, Side B
DS-50066 A K 2Runout, Side A [Var. 1]
DS-50066-B 2 K LWRunout, Side B [Var. 1]
DS-50066 ASide A runout
DS-50066-BSide B runout
DS-50066-ASide A label
DS-50066-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Stateside SOSL 10072 / Stateside SOSL-10072First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records DS-50066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Denmark | Stateside DS 50066First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | Stateside 2C062-90764First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | India | Stateside SSL 5021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Italy | Stateside 3C 062-90764 / Stateside SQSL 141First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Japan | Stateside HP-8859First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Japan | Stateside HP-8859First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Stateside SSLM 6092First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Stateside SCSL-3022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Spain | Stateside 1J 062-90764First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill SKAO-93083LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill DS 50066 / ABC Records DS 50066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill DS-50066 / ABC Records DS-50066First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | South Korea | Sam Wha l 212LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Brazil | Odeon MOFB 15014 / Odeon MOFB 15.014LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Brazil | Odeon SMOFB 15.014LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Brazil | Odeon MOFB 15014 / Odeon MOFB 15.014LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Canada | Dunhill DS-50066 / Dunhill DS 50066LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Columbia 1 C 062-90 764 / Columbia Stateside 1 C 062-90 764LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Columbia 1C 062-90 764 / Columbia Stateside 1C 062-90 764LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Nicaragua | Stateside Odeon 08-DS-50066LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Stateside SSL 5021 / Stateside 1E 062 ◦ 90764LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Stateside SSL 5021 / Stateside 1E 062 ◦ 90764LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Stateside SSL 5021 / Stateside 1E 062 ○ 90764LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Dunhill DS-50066 / ABC Records DS-50066LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Uruguay | Odeon SURL 20648LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records DS-50066LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Dunhill DS-50066 / ABC Records DS-50066LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Taiwan | World Record SLW-1762LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records DS-50066LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | ABC Records 68 041LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | ABC Records 68067LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Stateside 2C 062-90764 / Stateside 2C 062-90.764LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | Stateside 2C 062-90764 / Stateside 2C 062-90.764LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | Stateside 2C 062-90764 / Stateside 2C 062-90.764LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Stateside 2C 062-90764 / Stateside 2C 062 - 90.764LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | ABC Records 68 041LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| ? | Greece | ABC Records DS 50066LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Malaysia | Zani Inox Records ZI 514-668 / Zani Inox Records ZI-514-668LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | ABC Dunhill DS-50066LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Dunhill DS-50066 / Dunhill DS 50066LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | ABC Records DS-50066 / Dunhill DS-50066LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | ABC Dunhill DS-50066 / ABC Dunhill DS 50066LP, Album | LP, Album |
67 vinyl pressings of Monster are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1969 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Australia, Canada, Denmark and more. One of them is Dunhill DS-50066, released November 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DS-50066, DS 50066, SOSL 10072, 2C062-90764) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DS-50066 A and DS-50066 B. 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.
