Vinyl pressings
by The Bob Crewe Generation · 1968
Barbarella (Motion Picture Soundtrack) 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.
10 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 6 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.
DY-31908 DY-14014-STEREO MR Δ12354Side A Runout (Etched)
DY-31908 DY-14015-STEREO MR Δ12354-XSide B Runout (Etched)
DY 14014A-Side Label
DY 14015B-Side Label
DY-31908 DY-14014 rL + I A4A-Side Runout Etching variation 1
DY-31908 DY-14015 A1 rL I -B-Side Runout Etching variation 1
DY-31908 DY-14014 rL I7 A2A-Side Runout Etching variation 2
DY-31908 DY-14015 A1 rL I -B-Side Runout Etching variation 1
DY 4014A Side Label
DY 4015B Side Label
SYRX 3543-1 R 1Runout side 1
SYRX 3544-1 R 1Runout side 2
SYRX.3543Label side 1
SYRX.3544Label side 2
SFX 3543-1Side 1
SFX 3544-1Side 2
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 | Australia | Stateside SOSL-10260First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Dynovoice Records DY 31908First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Dynovoice Records DY 31908First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | France | Stateside SSSX 340.809First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Italy | Dot Records S33D-003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Dynovoice Records DY 31908First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Dynovoice Records DY 31908First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Dynovoice Records DY 1908 / Dynovoice Records DY 31908First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Stateside SSL 10260First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Stateside SL 10260First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | South Africa | Stateside SJSL 121LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UK | Dynovoice Records DY 31908LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2002 | UK | Harkit Records HRKLP 2004LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, White Label · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, White Label · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 2002 | UK | Harkit Records HRKLP 8004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2002 | UK | Harkit Records HRKLP 8004LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | Varèse Sarabande Records, Inc. 302 067 436 5LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2018 | US | Varèse Sarabande 030206743616LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Harkit Records HRKLP 8004LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | Not On Label (The Bob Crewe Generation) B C 001LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Dynovoice Records DY 31908LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Dynovoice Records DY 31908LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Dynovoice Records DY 1908LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
22 vinyl pressings of Barbarella (Motion Picture Soundtrack) are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1968 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Dynovoice Records DY 31908.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DY 31908, DY 1908, SSL 10260, SL 10260) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DY-31908 DY-14014-STEREO MR Δ12354 and DY-31908 DY-14015-STEREO MR Δ12354-X. 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.
