Vinyl pressings
by Three Dog Night · 1973
Cyan was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. 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 1973, the album's first year, in 11 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.
2 DSX 50158 ̶ ̶B̶ A IA A4 TMLA side runout, variant 1
DSX-50158- ̶A̶ B L.A./A BI TMLB side runout, variant 1
DSX 50158 A -x | 8 TMLA side runout, variant 2
DSX 50158 B x 2 Λ 2 TMLB side runout, variant 2
DSX 50158 A-4 TML 1TA side runout, variant 1
DSX 50158 B-2 TML 1TB side runout, variant 1
DSX 50158 A-4 TML A 1TA side runout, variant 2
DSX 50158 B ④ C TML B2 T1B side runout, variant 2
T1 DSX 50158 A-2 TML ARunout side A, variant 1
T1 DSX-50I58 B ④ C 27 BRunout side B, variant 1
T1 DSX 50158 A-2 TML ARunout side A, variant 2
T1 DSX-50I58 B ④ C 9 BRunout side B, variant 2
DSX 50158 A P TML A PSide A, etched, exc. ᴘ, ᴛᴍʟ and A, stamped, var. 1
DSX-50I58B X I TML A PSide B, etched, exc. ᴛᴍʟ, A and ᴘ, stamped, var. 1
DSX 50158 A TML B PSide A, etched, exc. ᴛᴍʟ, B and ᴘ stamped, var. 2
DSX-50I58B X I TML B PSide B, etched, exc. ᴛᴍʟ, B and ᴘ stamped, var. 2
1T DSX 50158 A-4 A 17Side A Runout, Variant 1
1T DSX 50158 B-4 ASide B Runout, Variant 1
1T DSX 50158 A-4 TML ASide A, Etched, Variant 2
1T DSX 50158 B-2 TML E 7Side B, Etched, Variant 2
S1 DSX 50158 A [etched] TML [stamped]1B B2Runout A-side
S1 DSX 50158 B [etched] TML [stamped]1B B1Runout B-side
DSX-50158-A
DSX-50158-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Probe SPBAA 3064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Australia | Probe SPBAA 3064LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1973 | Canada | ABC Records DSX 50158 / Dunhill DSX-50158LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1973 | Germany | Probe 1 C 062-94 851First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Probe IPP-80920First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Probe IPP-80920First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Mexico | Probe SLEM 498First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Probe 5C 062-94851First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Probe PROLP 8050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | South Korea | EMI OLE-040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Probe SPBA 6278 / Probe 0C 064 ◦ 94851First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Dunhill DSX 50158 / ABC Records DSX 50158First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Dunhill DSX-50158 / ABC Records DSX-50158First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Dunhill DSX 50158 / ABC Records DSX 50158First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Dunhill SW-95188 / ABC Records SW-95188LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | ABC Records 9023-50158LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | ABC Records YQ-8028-ABLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| ? | US | Dunhill DSX 50158 / ABC Records DSX-50158LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
33 vinyl pressings of Cyan are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Canada, South Africa and more. One of them is Dunhill DSX 50158, released October 9, 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DSX 50158, DSX-50158, SPBA 6278, SJSL(D) 5083) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2 DSX 50158 ̶ ̶B̶ A IA A4 TML and DSX-50158- ̶A̶ B L.A./A BI TML. 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.
