Vinyl pressings
by Three Dog Night · 1970
Naturally 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.
18 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 5 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.
DSX 50088A 1-K B 1 PSide A runout variant 1
DSX 50088B-1J I PSide B runout variant 1
DSX 50088A 1-L B PSide A runout variant 2
DSX 50088B-1M 1 A PSide B runout variant 2
DSX-50088-A-1A-side runout, variant 1
DSX-50088-BB-side runout, variant 1
DSX 50088-A LWA Side runout, variant 2
DSX 50088-B-1 LWB-side runout, variant 2
DSX-50088-A 1E MLI 1 ƧA Side runout, variant 1
DSX-50088-B 1B MLI 1 SB Side runout, variant 1
DSX-50088-A 1-H A1 S1A Side runout, variant 2
DSX-50088-B THL 2 A2 S1B Side runout, variant 2
DSX 50088-A 11-16.70Side A runout etched, variant 1
DSX 50088-B 11-16.70Side B runout etched 'A' scribbled out before the "B", variant 1
DSX 50088-A 11-16-70Side A runout etched, variant 2
DSX-50088-B - 1 LWSide B runout etched, variant 2
DSX 50088A 1-B A(Stamped) II T ISide A Etched Variant 1
DSX 50088B 1-C C(Stamped) 3 T ISide B Etched Variant 1
T 1 DSX 50088A 1-D A (stamped) 8Side A Etched, Variant 2
T 1 DSX 50088B-1BSide B Etched, Variant 2
DSX 50088A 1-GRunout Side A [Etched]
DSX 50088B-1G ARunout Side B [Etched]
DSX 50088A-1F AVariant 2 Runout Side A [etched]
DSX 50088-B /A TM12 A17Variant 2 runout Side B [etched]
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 | Canada | RCA Victor DSD-50088First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records DSD-50088LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1970 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records DSD-50088First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records DSX-50088First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records DSX 50088 / ABC/Dunhill Records DSD-50088First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records DSX 50088First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Probe 1C 062-91907First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Japan | Probe IPP-80164First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | South Africa | Stateside SJSL 152First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Dunhill DSX 50088 / ABC Records DSX 50088First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Dunhill SMAS-93422 / Dunhill DSX 50088LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1970 | US | Dunhill DSX 50088 / ABC Records DSX 50088First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Dunhill DSX 50088 / ABC Records DSX 50088First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Dunhill DSX 50088 / ABC Records DSX 50088First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Dunhill DSX 50088 / ABC Records DSX 50088First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-5002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia & New Zealand | ABC Records DS-50088LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Dunhill DSX 50088 / ABC Records DSX 50088LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records DSX 50088 / ABC/Dunhill Records DSX-50088LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor DSD-50088LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Dunhill DSX-50088 / ABC Records DSX 50088LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Dunhill DSX 50088 / ABC Records DSX 50088LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Dunhill DSX 50088 / ABC Records DSX 50088LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Dunhill DSX 50088 / ABC Records DSX 50088LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | ABC Dunhill DSX 50088LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Dunhill DSX-50088 / ABC Records DSX 50088LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | US | ABC Dunhill DSX 50088 / ABC Dunhill DS 50088LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | Odeon DS-50088LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
61 vinyl pressings of Naturally are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1970 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Canada, Germany, Japan and more. One of them is Dunhill DSX 50088.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DSX 50088, DSD-50088, DSX-50088, 1C 062-91907) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DSX 50088A 1-K B 1 P and DSX 50088B-1J I P. 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.
