US
1960- Label and catalog number
- Command RS 817 SD
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo

Vinyl pressings
by The Command All-Stars · 1960
Persuasive Percussion Volume 3 was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 5 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.
RS - 817 SDA - ISSVariant #1 A-Side Runout Etching
RS - 817 SDB - ISSVariant #1 B-Side Runout Etching
RS - 817 SDA - ISS 1Variant #2 A-Side Runout Etching
RS 817 SDB - ISS 1Variant #2 B-Side Runout Etching
1060 RS-817 SDAA-ILS P17[Variant 1] Side A - etched
1060 RS-817 SDBB-ILS P17[Variant 1] Side B - etched
1060 RS-817 SDAA -ILAD LW P17[Variant 2] Side A - etched
1060 R.S. 817 SD BB-ILAD LW P17[Variant 2] Side B - etched
RS817SD-1K P17Side A Runout Etched
SIDE I AA ɪ A1Side A Runout Stamped
RS-817SD-1K P17Side B Runout Etched
SIDE II BB ɪ A3Side B Runout Stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Canada | Command RS 817 SD / Sparton RS 817 SDFirst yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | Canada | Command RS 33-817 / Sparton RS 33-817First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | France | Command CSDF 80019 / La Voix De Son Maître CSDF 80019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | Germany | Command 298 018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | India | Command RS. 817-S.D. / Command RS 817 SDFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | US | Command RS 817 SDFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Command RS 33 817First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Command RS 817 SDFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Command RS 817 SDFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Command RS 817 SDFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Command RS 817 SD / Command RS 817-S.D.First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Command RS 817 SDFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | UK | London Records SAH-Z 6219LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | Spain | Command HCMS 281-11 / Hispavox HCMS 281-11LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | Spain | Command RS 33-817 SDLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Command RS 817 SD / Command RS 817-S.D.LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | Command SPC-3628 / Pickwick SPC-3628LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1978 | US | Command SPC-3628 / Pickwick SPC-3628LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Command RS 817 SD / Musidisc XTO - 10.007LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Brazil | Command SM-107 / Musidisc ST-XTO - 10.007LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Taiwan | Hae Shan Records CS-3LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
21 vinyl pressings of Persuasive Percussion Volume 3 are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1960 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, Canada, France, Germany and more. One of them is Command RS 817 SD.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RS 817 SD, RS 33 817, RS 33-817, CSDF 80019) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.