US
1969- Label and catalog number
- Dunhill DS 50068ABC Records DS 50068
- Format
- LP, Album · Gatefold
- Runout / matrix
DS-50068-ASide A label
DS-50068-BSide B label

Vinyl pressings
by Three Dog Night · 1969
Captured Live At The Forum was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 8 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.
DS-50068-ASide A label
DS-50068-BSide B label
DC 50068-A LW PRunout side A
DS-50068-B 2 P LWRunout side B
DS 50068-A -ICSide A
DS 50068-B -ICSide B
1 DS-50068 A 1A B2Side 1 runout (Variant 1)
S1 DS 50068 B A5Side 2 runout (Variant 1)
1 DS-50068 A 1A B5Side 1 runout (Variant 2)
S1 DS 50068 1-B B3Side 2 runout (Variant 2)
DS-50068-A K LWSide A, variant 1
DS-50068-B LW [K inside a circle]Side B, variant 1
DS-50068-A Ⓚ LWSIde A, etched, variant 2, K in circle is upside down and faint
DS-50068-B K LWSide B, etched, variant 2
DS 50068-A MR(with circle,stamped) , (triangle symbol with slash) 14130 (6?)Side A etched, stamped, variant 1
DS 50068-B MR(with circle,stamped) , (triangle symbol with slash) 14130-X (3)Side B etched, stamped, variant 1
DS 50068-A MR(with circle,stamped) , (triangle symbol with slash) 14130 (6?)Side A etched, stamped, variant 2
DS 50068-B MR(with circle,stamped) , (triangle symbol with slash) 14130-X (7)Side B etched, stamped, variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Stateside SOSL-10076First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Dunhill DS-50068First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Dunhill DS 50068 / ABC Records DS 50068First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records DS 50068First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | India | Stateside SSL. 5023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Italy | Stateside 3C 062-90930First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Japan | Stateside HP-8858First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Stateside SSLM 6095First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Stateside SCSL-3023 / Stateside DS.50068First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill DS 50068 / ABC Records DS 50068First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill DS 50068 / ABC Records DS 50068First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill DS 50068 / ABC Records DS 50068First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill DS 50068 / ABC Records DS 50068First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill DS-50068 / ABC Records DS-50068First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill DS 50068 / ABC Records DS 50068First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Argentina | Parlophone 5098LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Brazil | Odeon MOFB 1515LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Germany | Columbia 1 C 062-90 930 / Columbia Stateside 1 C 062-90 930LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | South Africa | Stateside SJSL 5069LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Spain | Stateside 1J 062 - 99.930LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Taiwan | Tailee TLA-670LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1970 | UK | Stateside SSL 5023 / Stateside 1E 062 ◦ 90930LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-883LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1971 | Japan | Stateside HP-80278LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1971 | Japan | Stateside HP-80278LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | Probe IPP-80278LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | US | Dunhill DS 50068 / Dunhill DS-50068LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | US | Dunhill DS 50068 / Dunhill DS-50068LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | Venezuela | Odeon DS-50068 / Dunhill DS 50068LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Dunhill DS 50068 / Dunhill DS-50068LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor DS-50068 / Dunhill DS 50068LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records 9023-50068LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Israel | Stateside SS-1012LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Stateside HP-8858LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Dunhill DS 50068 / Dunhill SKAO-93062LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | ABC Dunhill DS 50068LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Dunhill DS 50068 / ABC Records DS 50068LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | ABC Records DS 50068 / ABC Records DS-50068LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Dunhill DS 50068 / ABC Records DS 50068LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
49 vinyl pressings of Captured Live At The Forum are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1969 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Australia, Canada, India and more. One of them is Dunhill DS 50068.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DS 50068, DS-50068, SOSL-10076, SSL. 5023) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DS-50068-A and DS-50068-B. 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.