Vinyl pressings
by Sugarloaf · 1975
Don't Call Us, We'll Call You was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. 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 1975, the album's first year, in 8 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.
CL 1000-A "Artisan logo"Side A etched "logo" stamped
CL 1000-B "Artisan logo" 2Side B etched "logo" stamped
Claridge 1000-ASide A label
Claridge 1000-BSide B label
CL 1000-A (MR) [Artisan logo] △19697 (1)Side A runout etched, with logos stamped
CL 1000-B (MR) [Artisan logo] △19697-X (1)Side B runout etched, with logos stamped
Claridge 1000-ASide A label
Claridge 1000-BSide B label
CL 1000-A (MR) △19697 [Artisan logo]Runout A
CL 1000-B (MR) △19697-X [Artisan logo]Runout B
CL 1000-A S [Artisan logo]A side runout
CL 1000-B [Artisan logo] SB side runout
Claridge 1000-AA side label
Claridge 1000-BB side label
2310394 A//1▽420 05 11 3Side A Runout
2310394 B//1▽420 05 11 3Side B Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Polydor 2310 394First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Claridge Records CL-1000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Claridge Records CL1000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Polydor 2310 394First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Polydor 2310 394First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Guatemala | Polydor 2310 394First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Polydor MP 2499First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Polydor 2310 394First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Polydor 2310 394First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Claridge Records CL1000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Claridge Records CL 1000First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Claridge Records CL 1000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Claridge Records CL1000First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
13 vinyl pressings of Don't Call Us, We'll Call You are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Claridge Records CL1000.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL1000, CL 1000, 2310 394, CL-1000) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CL 1000-A "Artisan logo" and CL 1000-B "Artisan logo" 2. 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.
