Vinyl pressings
by W.C. Fields · 1969
The Original Voice Tracks From His Greatest Movies 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.
6 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 3 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.
7 11682 9 1Runout side A, variant 1
7 11683 9 1Runout side B, variant 1
7 11682 9 1 2Runout side A, variant 2
7 11683 1 1Runout side B, variant 2
7 11682 4 2 IISide A Runout
7 11683 3 2 IIII
7 11682 4 2Stamped, Side 1
7 11683 4 2Stamped, Side 2
7-11682Label, Side 1
7-11683◆Label, Side 2
7 11682 2 SMX29113Side A Runout (Stamped & Etched)
7 11683 2 SMX29114Side B Runout (Stamped & Etched)
SMX29113 (DL-9164)Side A Label
SMX29114 (DL-9164)Side B Label
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 | Festival Records SDL-933106First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Festival Records SDL-933106First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Decca DL 79164First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Decca DL 79164First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Decca DL 79164First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Decca DL 79164First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | UK | MCA Records MUPS 381LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Decca DL 79164LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | MCA Records MCA-2073LP | LP |
| 1973 | US | Decca DL 79164LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | MCA Records MCF 2554 / MCA Records 0C 062 ◦ 95448LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | MCA Records MCA 701LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | MCA Records MAP/S 1081 / MCA Records MAPS 1081LP | LP |
| ? | Canada | Decca DL 7-9164LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Decca DL 7-9164 / Decca DL 79164LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of The Original Voice Tracks From His Greatest Movies are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1969 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Australia, New Zealand. One of them is Decca DL 79164.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DL 79164, SDL-933106) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7 11682 9 1 and 7 11683 9 1. 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.
