Vinyl pressings
by Yehudi Menuhin · 1980
Strictly For The Birds was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. 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 1980, the album's first year, in 7 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-1-37710-AF3 MO#2 (^) 37107-A #6Side A runout, variant 1
DS.37710.BA3 MO#2 (^) 37107-BSide B runout, variant 1
DS-37710-A F4 #6 (ᵛᵛ) 37107-ASide A runout, variant 2
DS-37710-B F4 #7 (ᵛᵛ) 37107-BSide B runout, variant 2
2DEA 6928-1Side A
2DEA 6929-1 1 10Side B
2DEA.6928Label - side A
2DEA.6929Label - side B
2DEA 6928-1Runout, stamped, side A
2DEA 6929-2Runout, stamped, side B
2DEA.6928Label, side A
2DEA.6929Label, side B
2C 065 - 0.3818 D ALabel - side A
2C 065 - 0.3818 D BLabel - side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | EMI EMD 5533LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1980 | Brazil | Angel Records 31C 067 03818TFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2 C 065-03818First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 065-03 818 T / His Master's Voice 1C 065-03 818 TFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Die Stimme Seines Herrn 32 104 2 / His Master's Voice 32 104 2LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1980 | Israel | EMI EMD 5533First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Portugal | EMI 11C 075-03818 (T)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | EMI EMD 5533 / EMI 0C 063-03 818First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | EMI EMD 5533 / EMI 0C 063-03 818First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Angel Records S-37710First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Angel Records Digital DS-37710First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Australia | World Record Club R-08433 / World Record Club R 08433LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1981 | Spain | EMI 10C 065-003 818LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Angel Records Digital EAC-90015 / Angel Records EAC-90015LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | EMI EMD 5533LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Classics For Pleasure CFP 4549LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice Digital EMD 5533 / His Master's Voice Digital 0C 063-03 818LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Strictly For The Birds are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Brazil, France and more. One of them is Angel Records Digital DS-37710, released April 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DS-37710, S-37710, EMD 5533, 31C 067 03818T) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DS-1-37710-AF3 MO#2 (^) 37107-A #6 and DS.37710.BA3 MO#2 (^) 37107-B. 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.
