Vinyl pressings
by Steppenwolf · 1970
Steppenwolf 7 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.
22 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
DSX 5009A 1-HVariant 1; side A
DSX 5009A 1HVariant 1; side B
DSX 50090A 1-FVariant 2; side A
DSX 50090B 1A AVariant 2; side B
DXS 50090A 1-C T 1Variant 1, runout side A
DXS-50090 B - 1F T 1Variant 1, runout side B
DXS 50090A 1-A T 1Variant 2, runout side A
DXS-50090 B - 1F T 1Variant 2, runout side B
DXS 50090-A 10-21-70Runout, side A / etched, variant 1
DXS 50090 B 10-21-70Runout, side B / etched, variant 1
DXS 50090-A-2 10-21-70Runout, side A / etched, variant 2
DXS 50090 B +2 10-21-70Runout, side B / etched, variant 2
P DXS 50090A 1-HSide A etched, exc. "P" stamped, variant 1
P DXS-50090-1G-BSide B etched, exc. "P" stamped, variant 1
DXS 50090A 1-H 1 P C 13Side A etched, exc. "P, C 13" stamped, variant 2
P DXS-50090B-1H 1 A 12Side B etched, exc. "P, A 12" stamped, variant 2
1 DXS50090A 1-E B3Side A etched [Var. 1]
Ƨ DXS-50090 B-1C ASide B etched [Var. 1]
S 1 DXS 50096A 1-F A2Side A etched [Var. 2]
1 DXS-50090 B-1A- A2Side B etched [Var. 2]
DXS 50090-A [etched] MR [stamped] ∆15392 [etched]Side A
DXS 50010-B [etched] MR [stamped] ∆15392-X [etched]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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Probe SPBA 3008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Australia | Probe SPBA 3008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records DS-50090 / ABC Records DS-50090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | RCA Victor DS-50090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | RCA Victor DSX 50090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Denmark | Stateside DSX 50090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Denmark | Probe SPBA 6254 / Probe 1E 064 ◦ 91908First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Stateside 2C 062 - 91908 / Stateside 2C 062 - 91.908First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Probe 1 C 062-91 908First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Probe 1 C 062-91 908First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Greece | Stateside DS-1010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Mexico | Capitol Records SLEM 277First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Stateside SSLM 6115 / Stateside SSLM.6115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Dunhill DSX 50090 / Dunhill SMAS-93399LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1970 | US | Dunhill DSX-50090 / ABC Records DSX-50090LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-37047LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-37047LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Germany | MCA Records 203 097 / MCA Records 203 097-241LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | MCA Records 203 097 / MCA Records 203 097-241LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | MCA Records MCA-1598 / MCA Records MCA 37047LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | MCA Records MCA-37047LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | MCA Records MCA 37047 / MCA Records MCA-1598LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | ABC Records DS-50090LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MCA-37047LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Stateside 2C 062 - 91908 / Stateside 2C 062 - 91.908LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | MCA Records 14C 062-91908LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | MCA Records 14C 062-91908LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | Japan | Stateside HP 80129PLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc |
| ? | New Zealand | ABC Records DSX-50090LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | ABC Records DSX 50090 / ABC Dunhill DSX-50090LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Probe SPBA 6254 / Probe 1E 064 ◦ 91908LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | ABC Dunhill DSX 50090LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-1598 / MCA Records MCA 37047LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA 37047 / MCA Records MCA-37047LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | ABC Dunhill DSX 50090 / ABC Dunhill DS-50090LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | MCA Records DSX 50090 / MCA Records DS-50090LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Venezuela | Odeon DSX 50090 / Dunhill DSX 50090LP, Album | LP, Album |
59 vinyl pressings of Steppenwolf 7 are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1970 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Dunhill DSX 50090, released November 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DSX 50090, SPBA 6254, SPBA 3008, DS-50090) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DSX 5009A 1-H and DSX 5009A 1H. 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.
