Vinyl pressings
by Three Dog Night · 1970
Golden Bisquits was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year. 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.
DSX-5̶0̶0̶8̶8̶ A-1B DSX 50098ASide A Runout [Hand-Etched] Variant 1
DSX5̶0̶0̶8̶8̶-̶B̶ 1-E DSX 50098-BSide B Runout [Hand-Etched] Variant 1
DSX 5̶̶̶0̶̶̶0̶̶̶8̶̶̶8̶̶̶-̶̶̶A̶̶̶ ̶I̶̶̶L̶̶̶ 50098A-IL A1Side A Runout [Hand-Etched - 'A1' Stamped] Variant 2
DSX 5̶̶̶0̶̶̶0̶̶̶8̶̶̶8̶̶̶-̶̶̶B̶ ̶I̶̶̶L̶̶̶ 50098B IL A1Side B Runout [Hand-Etched - 'A1' Stamped] Variant 2
DSX 50098 A D̶S̶X̶ ̶5̶0̶0̶8̶8̶A̶-̶1̶B̶Runout A variant 1
DSX 50098 B D̶S̶X̶ ̶5̶0̶0̶8̶8̶B̶-̶1̶B̶Runout B variant 1
DSX 50098-A 1 Ƨ D̶S̶X̶ 5̶0̶0̶8̶8̶ A-1A- A2Runout A variant 2
S DSX-50098- B Ƨ D̶S̶X̶ 5̶0̶0̶8̶8̶-B 1-G A5Runout B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Dunhill DSX 50098 / ABC Records DSX 50098LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1970 | US | Dunhill DSX 50098 / ABC Records DSX-50098First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Dunhill DSX 50098 / ABC Records DSX-50098First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records DSD-50098 / ABC Records DSD-50098LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1971 | Canada | RCA Victor DSD-50098 / ABC/Dunhill Records DSD-50098LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | Canada | RCA Victor DSD-50098LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | Germany | Probe 1C 062 - 92 167LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | Greece | Probe SPB 1035 / Stateside DS-1013LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | India | Probe DSX 50098 / Probe DSX. 50098LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | Israel | Probe SPB 1035 / Probe 1E 062 ◦ 91907LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | Japan | Stateside HP-80233LP, Compilation · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation · Colored vinyl |
| 1971 | Japan | Stateside HP-80233LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Japan | Stateside HP-80233LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | Japan | Probe IPP-80233LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | Japan | Stateside HP-80233LP, Compilation, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | MCA Records DSX 50098 / MCA Records DS 50098LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | ABC Records 9023-50098LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | RCA DSD-50098LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Dunhill DSX 50098 / ABC Records DSX 50098LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records DSX 50098LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Europe | Probe 5C054.92 167 / Probe 5C 054-92167LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | France | Probe 2C 062-91907LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | New Zealand | Probe PROLP.8004 / Probe PROLP 8004LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Stateside SCSI 3040LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Stateside SCSL 3040 / Stateside SCSL–3040LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | ABC Dunhill DSX 50098LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | US | Dunhill DSX 50098 / ABC Records DSX 50098LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | ABC Dunhill DSX 50098LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Dunhill DSX - 50098 / ABC Records DSX - 50098LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | US | Dunhill DSX 50098 / ABC Records DSX 50098LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Dunhill DSX 50098LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
65 vinyl pressings of Golden Bisquits are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1970 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US. One of them is Dunhill DSX 50098, released February 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DSX 50098) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DSX-5̶0̶0̶8̶8̶ A-1B DSX 50098A and DSX5̶0̶0̶8̶8̶-̶B̶ 1-E DSX 50098-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.
