Vinyl pressings
by The Mills Brothers · 1968
The Board Of Directors Annual Report 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.
8 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.
LPS-76745-1Side A runout, var. 1
LPS-76746-1Side B runout, var. 1
LPS-76745-1 I A1Side A runout, var. 2
LPS-76746-1 – I A1Side B runout, var. 2
LPS-76745 (MR) △12300Side A
LPS-76746 (MR) △12300-XSide B
LPS-76745SMX28335
LPS-76746SMX28336
LPS-76745-Iside A
LPS-76746-Iside B
LPS-76745-Iside A
LPS-76746-Iside 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Dot Records SZL-933,040First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | Dot Records ZL-933,040First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | Dot Records DLP 25888First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Dot Records SMD 74 554 / Dot Records LPS 76 745First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | Japan | Dot Records SJET-8088First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | South Africa | Dot Records DLP 25888First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1968 | US | Dot Records DLP 25888 / Dot Records DLP 25,888First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Dot Records DLP 25888First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Dot Records HJD 225 / Dot Records LPS-76745LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Dot Records SLPD 522 / Paramount Records SLPD 522LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Dot Records LPD 522LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Japan | Dot Records SMJ-6008LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-5583 / MCA Records LPS 76746LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of The Board Of Directors Annual Report are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1968 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Dot Records DLP 25888.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DLP 25888, SZL-933,040, ZL-933,040, SMD 74 554) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LPS-76745-1 and LPS-76746-1. 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.
