Vinyl pressings
by Terry Snyder And The All Stars · 1959
Persuasive Percussion was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 1959, 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.
R.S.-SD-800 AA - 3RR 42 P17 R[Variant 1] A-side runout, etched
RS-SD 800BB-3RR 41 P17 R[Variant 1] B-side runout, etched
R.S.-SD 800 AA-4LS LW[Variant 2] Side A - etched
R.S. 800 SDBB-3LS #2 P17[Variant 2] Side B - etched
RS-SD-800 A - 6 LS II P17 LWA-side runout, etched
1060 R.S. 800 SDBB-8 LS III P17-SB-side runout, etched
RS-800 SDA-5SS XX P17 I ISide A Runout Etched Variant 1
RS-800 SDB-4SS P17 XXSide B Runout Etched Variant 1
RS-800 SDA-5SS P17Side 1 Runout Etched Variant 2
RS-800 SDB-4SS P17Side 2 Runout Etched Variant 2
RS 800SDAA-1A [lathe symbol B1] P17 RA-side runout, etched (Variant 1)
RS 800SDBB-1A [lathe symbol B3] P17 RB-side runout, etched (Variant 1)
RS SD 800-A-4M [lathe symbol A] P17 RSIA-side runout, etched (Variant 2)
RS SD 800-B-5M [lathe symbol B] P17 RSIB-side runout, etched (Variant 2)
RS-800 SDA-5SS P17 I ISide A runout etched
RS-800 SDB-4SS P17Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Argentina | ABC Records RS 800 SDFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | Argentina | Grand Award RS 800 SD / Grand Award RS 800SDFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Canada | Sparton RS 33-800 / Command RS 33-800First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Canada | Command RS 800SD / Sparton RS 800SDFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Canada | Command RS 800 SD / Sparton RS 800SDFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Canada | Command RS 800SD / Sparton RS 800SDFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Colombia | Command RS 800 S.D.First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Europe | Command 298 001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | France | Command FCLP 75001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | Japan | Command SCY 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Mexico | Peerless LD 513-M / Peerless LD-513 MFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Command RS 33-800First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Command RS 800 SD / Command RS 800SDFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Command RS 800SD / Command RS 800-S.D.First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Command RS 800 SD / Command RS 800SDFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | France | Command RS 800 SD / La Voix De Son Maître CSDF 80001LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | France | Command RS 800 SD / La Voix De Son Maître CSDF 80001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | France | Command RS 800 SD / La Voix De Son Maître CSDF 80001LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | New Zealand | Command SND-930,693LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | New Zealand | Command SND-930,693LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | South Africa | Command RS 800 S.D.LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | UK | London Records SAHZ 6157LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Command RS 800 SD / Command RS 800-S.D.LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Command RS 800 S.D. / Command RS 800-S.D.LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Command RS 33-800LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Command RS 33-800LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Command RS 800 S.D.LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Command RS 800 S.D. / Command RS 800-S.D.LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Command RS 800 SDLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Command RS 800 SDLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | Command Quadraphonic CQD 40000LP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic |
| 1971 | US | Command Quadraphonic COD-40000LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | Ecuador | Command Quadraphonic 411-0001LP | LP |
| 1972 | France | Command 2C 064-93.287LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | Probe IPZ-90003LP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1972 | Singapore | Command RS 800 SD / Command RS 800-S.D.LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Command RS 800 S.D. / ABC Records RS 800 S.D.LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Command RS 800 S.D. / ABC Records RS 800 S.D.LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Venezuela | Probe COD-40000LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Spain | ABC Command Quadraphonic DQ-9004LP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1976 | Spain | ABC Command LP-0086 / Mediterraneo LP-0086LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Spain | ABC Command 19.0005/2LP, 9", Album, Quadraphonic | LP, 9", Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1978 | Canada | Command SPC-3607 / Pickwick SPC-3607LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Command SPC-3607 / Pickwick SPC-3607LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | South Korea | Command RS 800 SD / Dae Seong Records DM-0016LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Hong Kong | Top Music TMLP-9013.3LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Stateside SESL 9619LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | His Master's Voice OCSD 7501LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | Musidisc MS - 70.015LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | Audio Laboratory A - 100.016LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Brazil | Musidisc ST-XTO-10.010LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | Rio Rio-2LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Colombia | Command RS 800 SDLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Colombia | Command RS 800 SDLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Colombia | Command RS 800 DSLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Colombia | Command RS 800 SD / Command RS 800SDLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | Command RS 800SD / Command RSSD 800 ULP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Command CLS-LP 49004LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | Command CLS-LP 49004LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Mexico | Gamma GU 191-056 S / Command GU 191-056 SLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | His Master's Voice Mclp 6074LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
92 vinyl pressings of Persuasive Percussion are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1959 and 2012.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, Argentina, Canada, Colombia and more. One of them is Command RS 800SD, released August 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RS 800SD, RS 33-800, RS 800 SD, RS 800 S.D.) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R.S.-SD-800 AA - 3RR 42 P17 R and RS-SD 800BB-3RR 41 P17 R. 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.
