Vinyl pressings
by The Dillards · 1968
Wheatstraw Suite 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 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.
EKS-74035A-AL ARC 11/18/8Runout A, variant 1
EKS-74035-B-AL ARC 11-19-8Runout B, variant 1
EKS-74035A-ALRunout A, variant 2
EKS-7403B-ALRunout B, variant 2
EKS-74035-A-MON MR △12541Side A etched runout
EKS-74035-B-MON MR △12541-XSide B etched runout
MR (in circle)Stamped both sides
EKS 74035A-CTH 1 ^ 1 TSide A runout, variant 1
EKS 74035B-CTH-1 ^ 3 TSide B Runout, variant 1
EKS 74035A-CTH 1 ^ 4 TSide A runout, variant 2
EKS 74035B-CTH-1 ^ 5 TSide B runout, variant 2
EKS 73035 A1A side (stamped)
EKS 74025 B1B side (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Elektra EKS-74035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Germany | Elektra EKS-74035 / Elektra EKS 74 035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Elektra EKS-74035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | UK | Elektra EKL 4035First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Elektra EKS-74035LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1968 | UK | Elektra EKS 74035First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Elektra EKS-74035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Elektra EKS-74035First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Elektra EKS-74035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Elektra EKS-74035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Elektra EKS-74035First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Elektra EKS-74035LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Elektra EKS-74035LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1970 | US | Elektra EKS-74035LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1972 | Australia | Elektra EKS-74035LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | UK | Elektra K 42045LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Exhibit Records eXLP1-44064LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Elektra EKS-74035LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Elektra EKS-74035LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of Wheatstraw Suite are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1968 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Germany and more. One of them is Elektra EKS-74035, released December 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EKS-74035, EKS 74035, EKL 4035) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EKS-74035A-AL ARC 11/18/8 and EKS-74035-B-AL ARC 11-19-8. 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.
