Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1967
Golden Instrumentals was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 2 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.
LPS 76581 1 I A1Side A runout stamped, variant 1
LPS 76582 1 I A1Side B runout stamped, variant 1
LPS 76581 1 I A2Side A runout stamped, variant 2
LPS 76582 1 I B2Side B runout stamped, variant 2
DLP-25820-S1Side A runout etched
DLP-25-820-S2Side B runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Dot Records DLP-25820First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Dot Records DLP-25820 / Dot Records DLP 25,820First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Dot Records DLP-3820First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | Dot Records DLP-25820 / Dot Records DLP 25,820LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Dot Records DLP-25820 / Dot Records DLP 25,820LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Rediffusion R.I.M. ZS 160 / Rediffusion ZS 160LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1973 | UK | Rediffusion ZS160LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Emidisc 1 C 048-50 784 / Emidisc C 048-50 784LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | ABC Records 28 131 XATLP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Emidisc 5C 048-50784 / Emidisc C 048-50 784LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Sweden | Emidisc 4E 048-50784LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Golden Instrumentals are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1967 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada. One of them is Dot Records DLP-25820.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DLP-25820, DLP-3820) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LPS 76581 1 I A1 and LPS 76582 1 I A1. 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.
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