Vinyl pressings
by The Dubliners · 1967
More Of The Hard Stuff was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 4 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.
SLP-005-A-IL D D KT IRunout side A, version 1
SLP-005-B-IL D D KT IRunout side B, version 1
SLP-005-A-1L I SEL KT C DRunout side A, version 2
SLP-005-B-1L I SEL T C DRunout side B, version 2
SLP-005-A-1L I SEL DRunout side A
SLP-005-B-1L I SEL DRunout side B
MMLP 5 A2 0 ∴0A-side stamped
MMLP 5 B2B-side stamped
MMLP5ALabel side A
MMLP5BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Decca LKA-7626 / Major Minor LKA-7626First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Parlophone PCSM.6044First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Singapore | Columbia LEAC 1006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Major Minor SMMLP5 / Major Minor SMLP 5First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Major Minor MMLP5First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Major Minor MMLP5First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Major Minor MMLP5 / Major Minor SMLP 5First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Major Minor MMLP5First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Epic BN 26365LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Epic BN 26365LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Fiesta FLPS 1654LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | Scandinavia | Starline SRS 5155 / Starline 0C 048 ○ 05261LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1974 | UK | Starline SRS 5155 / Starline 0C 048 ○ 05261LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Epic BE 802LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Major Minor MMLP5LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Major Minor MMLP5LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK & Ireland | Starline SRS 5155 / Starline 0C 048 ○ 05261LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of More Of The Hard Stuff are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1967 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore. One of them is Major Minor SMMLP5.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SMMLP5, MMLP5, LKA-7626, PCSM.6044) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SLP-005-A-IL D D KT I and SLP-005-B-IL D D KT I. 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.
