Vinyl pressings
by The Blackbyrds · 1974
Do It, Fluid was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
F 729AMSide A runout etching eyes with eyebrows
P F 729BSide B runout etching eyes with eyebrows
F-729-A-MLabel side A
F-729-BLabel side B
F-729-ASide A Label
F-729-BSide B Label
F-729-A-MSide A Label
F-729-BSide B Label
F 729AMEtched
F 729ASEtched
F-729-A-MLabel Side A
F-729-A-SLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Fantasy K-5633 / Fantasy F-729First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Canada | Fantasy Fantasy 729First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Canada | Fantasy Fantasy 729First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Jamaica | Fantasy F-729First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Japan | Fantasy LFR 10617First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Fantasy 5C 006-96342First year7" | 7" |
| 1974 | Spain | Fantasy M-20.310-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | Fantasy FTC 113First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | UK | Fantasy FTC 113First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Fantasy Fantasy 729First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1974 | US | Fantasy F-729First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | Fantasy F-729First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Fantasy F-729First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | Fantasy Fantasy 729First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | Mexico | Fantasy MI 302127", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
15 vinyl pressings of Do It, Fluid are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Fantasy Fantasy 729.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Fantasy 729, F-729, FTC 113, K-5633) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, F 729AM and P F 729B. 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.
