Vinyl pressings
by The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation · 1968
Doctor Dunbar's Prescription was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year. 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.
LBS 83177 A//1▽420 11 2Runout side A variant 1
LBS 83177 B//1▽420 11 2Runout side B variant 1
LBS 83177 A//1▽420 1 1 3Runout side A variant 2
LBS 83177 B//1▽420 1 1 4Runout side B variant 2
LBL 83177 A▽1420 1 11Runout Stamped Side A
LBL 83177 B//1▽420 1 11Runout Stamped 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | UK | Liberty LBS 83177 / Liberty LBS 83177EFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Liberty LBL 83177E / Liberty LBL 83177First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Canada | Blue Thumb Records BTS 6 / Blue Thumb Records BTS-6LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | BYG Records 529 005LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Philips PY 844 092LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Sweden | Sonet SLP-73LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 6 / Blue Thumb Records BTS 6LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 6LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 6LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | France | BYG Records 529.504 / BYG Records BYG 529 504LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Not Bad Records BADLP002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | Europe | Not Bad Records BADLP002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | BYG Records 529504LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | BYG Records 529504LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Liberty LBS 83 177 ILP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips 6401 902LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 6LP, Album | LP, Album |
17 vinyl pressings of Doctor Dunbar's Prescription are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1968 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK. One of them is Liberty LBS 83177, released December 6, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LBS 83177, LBL 83177E) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LBS 83177 A//1▽420 11 2 and LBS 83177 B//1▽420 11 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.
