Vinyl pressings
by Three Dog Night · 1968
Nobody 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.
9 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
01263 MR (In a circle) OCT △73574Runout side A
D-01261 MR (In a circle) △73575-X OCTRunout side B
45-01263Label side A
45-01261Label side B
01263 LW DCTSide A Etched
01261 LW DCT 0̶1̶2̶6̶0̶Side B Etched
01263 (MR) △73574 OCT
D-01261 (MR) △73375-X OCT
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 | France | Stateside FSS 634First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Columbia C 23 974First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Columbia C 23974First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Italy | Stateside QSS 1119First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Turkey | Stateside TSS 4016First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Dunhill D-4168 / ABC Records D-4168First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Dunhill 45 D-4168 / ABC Records 45 D-4168First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Dunhill 45-4168 / ABC Records 45-4168First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Dunhill D-4168 / ABC Records D-4168First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | UK | Stateside SS 8008 / Dunhill SS 80087", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Australia | Stateside OSS-86107", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | UK | Stateside SS 8008 / Dunhill SS 80087", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor D-41687", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Netherlands | Stateside HSS 13297", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of Nobody are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, France, Germany, Italy and more. One of them is Dunhill D-4168.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use D-4168, 45 D-4168, 45-4168, FSS 634) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01263 MR (In a circle) OCT △73574 and D-01261 MR (In a circle) △73575-X OCT. 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.
