Vinyl pressings
by Three Dog Night · 1969
Suitable For Framing 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.
29 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 9 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 50058-A LW KSide A Runout etched, "LW" sideways
DS 50058-B LW KSide B Runout etched, "LW" sideways
DS 50058-ASide A Label
DS 50058-BSide B Label
DS 50058-A-RE-1 LW PRunout A side
DS 50058-B-RE-1 LW PRunout B side
DS 50058-ALabel A
DS 50058-BLabel B
DS 50058-A-RE-1Side A etched [variant 1]
DS 50058-BSide B etched [variant 1]
DS-50058A(RE)Side A etched [variant 2]
DS50058-B S/2Side B etched [variant 2]
DS 50058-A - 1 [circled A]A Side, Etched, variant 1
DS 50058 B-S [circled 1] H AB Side, Etched, variant 1
DS-50058-A ① C11 S2Side A runout, variant 2, etched
DS-50058B-S ① H A4 S1Side B, runout, variant 2, etched
DS 50058-A LWSide A runout variant 1
DS 50058-B LWSide B runout variant 1
DS 50058-A-RE-1 LWSide A runout variant 2
DS 50058-B-RE-1 5 LWSide B runout variant 2
DS 50058-A (MR) Δ13494Runout Side A Etched, Variant 1
DS 50058-B (MR) Δ13494-XRunout Side B Etched, Variant 1
DS 50058-A T (MR) Δ13494Runout Side A Etched, Variant 2
DS 50058-B T (MR) Δ13494-XRunout Side B Etched, 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 10064 / Stateside SOSL-10064First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Dunhill DS 50058 / Dunhill DS-50058First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | Columbia 1 C 062-90 414 / Dunhill 1 C 062-90 414First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | India | Stateside SSL 5013AFirst yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | Italy | Stateside 3C 062-90414 / Stateside SQSL 133First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Stateside SSLM 6076First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | South Africa | Stateside SJSL 5068First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Stateside SSL 5013 / Stateside 1E 062 ◦ 90414First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | Stateside SSL 5013 / Stateside 1E 062 ◦ 90414First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Stateside SL 5013 / Stateside 1E 062 ◦ 90414 (M)First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | US | ABC Records DS-50058 / ABC Records DS 50058First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill DS 50058 / ABC Records DS 50058First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill DS-50058 / ABC Records DS-50058First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill DS 50058 / ABC Records DS 50058First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill DS-50058 / Dunhill DS 50058First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Chile | Odeon (S)LDC - 36724LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | US | Dunhill DS 50058 / ABC Records DS 50058LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | Uruguay | Odeon SURL 20685LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Venezuela | Odeon DS 50058 / Dunhill DS-50058LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Brazil | Odeon MOFB 15019LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | US | Dunhill DS 50058 / ABC Records DS 50058LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| 1971 | US | Dunhill DS 50058 / ABC Records DS 50058LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Dunhill DS 50058 / ABC Records DS 50058LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| 1972 | US | Dunhill DS 50058 / ABC Records DS 50058LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| 1973 | Japan | Probe IPP-80410LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Dunhill DS-50058 / ABC Records DS-50058LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Dunhill DS 50058 / ABC Records DS 50058LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Australia | World Record Club S/5396 / World Record Club S-5396LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1976 | Germany | ABC Records 27289 ETLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Dunhill DS 50058 / ABC Records DS 50058LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | RCA DS 50058LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Dunhill DS 50058 / ABC Records DS 50058LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Dunhill DS-50058 / Dunhill DS 50058LP, Album | LP, Album |
50 vinyl pressings of Suitable For Framing are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1969 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Dunhill DS 50058, released February 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DS 50058, DS-50058, SSL 5013, SL 5013) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DS 50058-A LW K and DS 50058-B LW K. 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.
