Ah, excellent. I'll put it in. Thanks. I have most of the Billboard/Release dates in now. The list is remarkably consistent. This will really help when we have LP's of unknown dates. I should have worked on this years ago!
Frank, thanks for putting all this together! I am surprised that more people haven't contributed some data. We have some big time collectors here on the West Coast who surely have hundreds of Monarch pressed LPs from all eras.
I now have 140 LP's on the list, but the years before 1963 are somewhat sparse. If only I had west-coast copies of the Sun LP's.
Yes, Time And A Word; Atlantic SD8273 = △ 15251 Buffalo Springfield, Buffalo Springfield; Atlantic SD 2-806 = △ 18129, △ 18064
Pre-1962, most mono LP's pressed by Monarch were in styrene, while vinyl was used for stereo only. It was when A&M Records first hit on the scene in '62 that Monarch started going with vinyl only for all LP pressings - and their pressings of same began to pick up.
Okay, here's what I have now... I have followed the delta numbers with release or Billboard dates. Johnny Cash With his Hot and Blue Guitar Sun SLP-1220 △ 248/9 1957 October 11 Johnny Cash Songs that Made Him Famous Sun SLP-1235 △ 920 1958 November 24 Dion and the Belmonts Wish Upon a Star Laurie LLP-2006 △ 2595 1960 June 6 Rusty Warren Knockers Up Jubilee JGM-2029 △ 2653 1960 January? Lodi Carr Ladybird Laurie LLP 1007 △ 2727 1960 June Lightnin' Hopkins Lightnin' in New York Candid CJM-8010 △ 3244 1961 March 27 Rusty Warren Sin-Sational Jubilee JGM-2034 △ 3269 1961 March 27 Various Artists Teensville Liberty L-5503 △ 3343 1961 April? Billboard reports the purchase of Monarch by Cosnat, the owners of Jubilee 1961 June 5 Rusty Warren Bounces Back Jubilee JGM-2039 △ 3873 1961 November 20 Lightnin' Hopkins Lightnin' Strikes Vee Jay LP-1044 △ 4549 1962 June 30 The Staple Singers Best of Vee Jay VJLP-5019 △ 4657 1962 October 27 The 4 Seasons Sherry Vee Jay VJLP-1053 △ 4802 1962 October 27 Rusty Warren In Orbit Jubilee JGM-2044 △ 4807 1962 October 27 The Orlons South Street Cameo C-1041 △ 5335 1963 June 29 Duane Eddy In Person Jamie JLP-70-3025 △ 5477 1963 June 8 The Beatles Introducing the Beatles (first lineup) Vee Jay VJSR-1062 △ 5689 1963 The Beatles Introducing the Beatles (first lineup) Vee Jay VJLP-1062 △ 5702 1963 Various Artists A Christmas Gift for You Philles PHLP-4005 △ 6070 1963 November 16 The Beatles and Frank Ifield On Stage Vee Jay VJLP-1085 △ 6295 1964 February 26 The Beatles and Frank Ifield On Stage Vee Jay VJSR-1085 △ 6298 1964 February 26 The Beatles Introducing the Beatles (second lineup) Vee Jay VJLP-1062 △ 6307 1964 February 10 The Beatles Introducing the Beatles (second lineup) Vee Jay VJLP-1062 △ 6313 1964 February 10 The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones London LL-3375 △ 6645 1964 May 29 Various Artists Recorded Entertainment Vee Jay VJLP-1100 △ 6815 1964 August 8 The Beatles Hear the Beatles Tell All Vee Jay PRO-202 △ 7109 1964 October The Ronettes Presenting... Philles PHLP-4006 △ 7158 1964 November Don & Alleyne Cole At the Whiskey a-Go-Go Tollie T-56001 △ 7161 1964 October The Rolling Stones 12 x 5 London PS-402 △ 7164 1964 October 24 The Beatles and the Swallows Ain't She Sweet Atco SD-33-169 △ 7589 1964 December Winston Churchill The Legend, The Man Vee Jay VJLP-1130 △ 7746 1965 March 13 Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass Whipped Cream and Other Delights A&M SP-4110 △ 7984 1965 April The Righteous Brothers Just Once in My Life Philles PHLP-4008 △ 8061 1965 June 12 The Ramsey Lewis Trio The In Crowd Argo LP-757 △ 8253 1965 August 7 Sonny & Cher Look at Us Atco 33-177 △ 8269 1965 August 14 Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass Going Places A&M SP-4112 △ 8381 1965 October 9 Gary Lewis & the Playboys Everybody Loves a Clown Liberty LRP-3428 △ 8502 1965 November 27 The Mamas and the Papas If You Can Believe... Dunhill DS-50006 △ 8831 1966 February 5 Love Love Elektra EKS-74001 △ 8994 1966 March The Young Rascals The Young Rascals Atlantic SD-8123 △ 9109 1966 March 28 The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones London PS-375 △ 9112 1966 The Rolling Stones Aftermath London LL-3476 △ 9242 1966 July 2 Pat Boone Christmas is a-Comin' Dot DLP-25770 △ 9784 1966 October 29 The Young Rascals Collections Atlantic SD-8134 △ 9895 1967 January 9 The Doors The Doors Elektra EKS-74007 △ 9991 1967 March 25 The Rolling Stones Between the Buttons London PS-499 △ 10041 1967 February 11 The Doors The Doors Elektra EKL-4007 △ 10046 1967 March 25 The Mamas and the Papas Deliver Dunhill 50014 △ 10202 1967 February 4 Buffalo Springfield Buffalo Springfield Atco 33-200 △ 10276 1967 March 6 Dionne Warwick On Stage and in the Movies Scepter SPS-559 △ 10278 1967 Wilson Pickett The Sound of Wilson Pickett Atlantic 8145 △ 10628 1967 July 22 The Rolling Stones Flowers London LL-3509 △ 10724 1967 July 15 The Bee Gees The Bee Gees' 1st Atco 33-223 △ 10778 1967 The Young Rascals Groovin' Atlantic SD-8148 △ 10812 1967 July 31 The Fifth Estate Ding Dong the Witch is Dead Jubilee JCM(S)-8005 △ 10872 1967 August 12 Procol Harum Procol Harum Deram DES-18008 △ 10890 1967 September 2 Bobby Lewis A World of Love United Artists UAS-6616 △ 11033 1967 November 7 The Doors Strange Days Elektra EKS-74014 △ 11050 1967 October 28 Buffalo Springfield Buffalo Springfield Again Atco SD33-226 △ 11160 1967 October 28 Cream Disraeli Gears Atco 33-232 △ 11236 1967 November Cream Disraeli Gears Atco SD33-232 △ 11237 1967 November Love Forever Changes Elektra EKS-74013 △ 11250 1967 December Steppenwolf Steppenwolf Dunhill DS-50029 △ 11491 1968 January Aretha Franklin Lady Soul Atlantic SD-8176 △ 11523 1968 January 22 Dionne Warwick Valley of the Dolls Scepter SPS-568 △ 11580 1968 Vanilla Fudge The Beat Goes On Atco SD 33-237 △ 11613 1968 February 10 Cal Tjader Solar Heat Skye SK-1 △ 11731 1968 Billy Vaughn Quietly Wild Dot DLP-25857 △ 11854 1968 June 22 Aretha Franklin Aretha Now Atlantic SD-8186 △ 11914 1968 June 22 Cream Wheels of Fire Atco SD 2-700 △ 11935/45 1968 July 13 Iron Butterfly In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Atco SD 33-250 △ 12026 1968 June 22 The Doors Waiting for the Sun Elektra EKS-74024 △ 12128 1968 August 10 The Rolling Stones Beggar's Banquet London London △ 12258 1968 December 7 Booker T. & the MG's Over Easy Stax STS-2001 △ 12321 1968 Steppenwolf The Second Dunhill 50037-S △ 12322 1968 September 28 The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands White Whale WWS-7118 △ 12431 1968 November 2 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin Atlantic SD-8216 △ 12703 1969 January 12 Steve Young Rock, Salt, and Nails A&M SP-4253 △ 13128 1969 May 3 Elyse Weinberg Elyse Tetragrammaton T-117 △ 13173 1969 June 1 The Doors The Soft Parade Elektra EKS-75005 △ 13552 1969 August 2 The Moving Sidewalks Flash Tantara TS-6919 △ 13819 1969 Butterfield Blues Band Keep on Moving Elektra EKS-74053 △ 13842 1969 October Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II Atlantic SD-8236 △ 13933 1969 October 22 The Allman Brothers Band The Allman Brothers Band Atco SD33-308 △ 14022 1969 November Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid Soundtrack A&M SP-4227 △ 14052 1969 November Fanny Hill Soundtrack Canyon LP-7700 △ 14055 1969 November The Moody Blues To Our Children's Children's Children Threshold THS-1 △ 14356 1970 January 9 Kris Kristofferson Kristofferson Monument SLP-18139 △ 14720 1970 March 10 King Crimson In the Wake of Poseidon Atlantic SD-8266 △ 14813 1970 August 22 Walter Scott Just You Wait White Whale WW-7131 △ 15025 1970 Carpenters Close to You A&M SP-4271 △ 15109 1970 October 3 Elton John Elton John Uni 73090 △ 15134 1970 September 27 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin III Atlantic SD-7201 △ 15193 1970 October 5 Yes Time and a Word Atlantic SD-8273 △ 15251 1970 November 21 Carole King Tapestry Ode SP-77009 △ 15732 1971 April 10 Yes The Yes Album Atlantic SD-8283 △ 15804 1971 March 19 The Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers Rolling Stones COC-59100 △ 15943 1971 April 30 Godspell Cast Album Bell 1102 △ 16209 1971 July 17 The Fifth Dimension Live Bell 9000 △ 16282/3 1971 October 16 Cat Stevens Teaser and the Firecat A&M SP-4313 △ 16292 1971 October 2? Led Zeppelin IV Atlantic SD-7208 △ 16345 1971 November 8 The Allman Brothers At Fillmore East Capricorn SD 2-802 △ 16780/1 1971 July 24 The Rolling Stones Exile on Main Street Rolling Stones COC 2-2900 △ 16945 1972 May 22 Velvert Turner Group Velvert Turner Group Family FPS-2704 △ 16951 1972 Curtis Mayfield Super Fly Curtom CRS-8014 △ 17027 1972 Slade Slade Alive! Polydor PD-5508 △ 17219 1972 September 23 Yes Close to the Edge Atlantic SD-7244 △ 17296 1972 October 7 Billy Preston Music is My Life A&M SP-3516 △ 17457 The Byrds The Byrds Asylum SD-5058 △ 17750 1973 March 5 Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy Atlantic SD-7255 △ 17787 1973 March 28 Joan Baez Where Are You Now, My Son? A&M SP-4390 △ 17827 1973 May 12 Buffalo Springfield Buffalo Springfield (compilation) Atco SD 2-806 △ 18064/129 1973 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin Atlantic SD-8216 △ 18257 Mike Oldfield Tubular Bells Virgin VR 13-105 △ 18273 The Carpenters The Singles, 1969-1973 A&M SP-3601 △ 18441 1973 December 1 Brownsville Station School Punks Big Tree BT-89500 △ 18998 1974 June 1 Bad Company Bad Company Swan Song SS-8410 △ 19117 1974 July 10 King Crimson Red Atlantic SD-18110 △ 19427 1974 November Genesis The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Atco SD 2-401 △ 19513/4 1974 November Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti Swan Song SS 2-200 △ 19707/8 1975 February 24 Nazareth Hair of the Dog A&M SP-4511 △ 19761 1975 April Joan Baez Diamonds and Rust A&M SP-4527 △ 19802 1975 Ray Charles Renaissance Crossover CR-9005 △ 19835 1975 Crosby, Stills & Nash Crosby, Stills & Nash Atlantic SD-8229 △ 20047 1975 Rick Wakeman Lisztomania A&M SP-4546 △ 20146 1975 Styx Equinox A&M SP-4559 △ 20207 1975 November 15 Ravi Shankar Music Festival From India Dark Horse SP-22007 △ 20277 1976 February 6 Idris Muhammad House of the Rising Sun Kudu KU-27S1 △ 20398 1976 Marvin Gaye I Want You Tamla T6-342S1 △ 20479 1976 March 16 Marvin Gaye What's Going On Tamla S-310 △ 20835 Average White Band Soul Searching Atlantic SD-18179 △ 21059 1976 July Quincy Jones I Heard That! A&M SP-3705 △ 21240/1 1976 October 2 Stanley Clarke School Days Nemperor NE-439 △ 21279 1976 Styx Crystal Ball A&M SP-4604 △ 21327 1976 October 16 Lani Hall Sweet Bird A&M SP-4617 △ 21595 1976 Bad Company Burnin' Sky Swan Song SS-8500 △ 22064 1977 March 3 The Carpenters The Singles, 1969-1973 A&M SP-3601 △ 22256 1977 Styx The Grand Illusion A&M SP-4637 △ 22399 1977 July 7 In Search of… Orchestra Phenomena Theme (12") AVI AVID-12-146 △ 22409 1977 Le Pamplemousse Le Spank (12") AVI AVID-12-154 △ 22721 1977 October Gato Barbieri Ruby Ruby A&M SP-4655 △ 22731 1977 October 15 Joe Cocker Greatest Hits A&M SP-4670 △ 22841 1977 December 3 DBM Beatlemania (12") AVI AVID-12-182 △ 22969 1977 December 3 The Rolling Stones Some Girls Rolling Stones COC-39108 △ 23467 1978 June 17 Foreigner Double Vision Atlantic SD-19999 △ 23514 1978 July 1 Joe Jackson Look Sharp! A&M SP-4743 △ 24044 1979 March 10 Rick Wakeman Rhapsodies A&M SP-6501 △ 24276 1979 May Led Zeppelin In Through the Out Door Swan Song SS-16002 △ 24427 1979 August 15 The B-52's The B-52's Warner Bros. BSK-3355 △ 24830 1979 August 4 Brush Arbor Hero Myrrh MSB-6664 △ 25044 1981 May Wall of Voodoo Mexican Radio (12" single) IRS SP-70407 △ 25570 1982 September Joan Armatrading The Key A&M SP-4912 △ 26014 1983 The Police Synchronicity A&M SP-3735 △ 26117 1983 June 7 Servant Light Maneuvers Myrrh SPCN-679806 △ 26620 1984 November
Monarch lasted right up to 1986, when by-then parent ElectroSound shut down the plant and consolidated all its LP and 45 pressings to their Shelbyville, IN plant. That would be the cutoff point of any delta numbers.
Ah, terrific. I had seen copies of certain LP's on eBay -- ones that were clearly Monarch pressings -- but I felt bad asking the sellers for that detail, since I had no intention of buying the records. Supertramp was one of them, and ELP was another.
I know that Nate DuRoff is deceased. Is there anyone around who might have worked there and have access to the (paper) records?
Would someone please post the significance of these delta numbers? Can they be used to date a pressing? Thanks!
The delta numbers were put there by the company that manufactured the metal parts used to press the records, Alcor (sic?). The purpose of this thread is to understand the approximate dates the delta numbers correspond to. If you look at the data, you'll notice the delta numbers progress sequentially. If you put them in order, the sequence is remarkably similar to the order of the albums by release dates. Basically, I think they are a job number--job 11245 is followed by 11246, etc. So, for example, today I bought a Yes Fragile LP, pressed by Monarch. It's a SD19132, a later reissue by Atlantic. The delta numbers are 23878. On Frank's chart you can see that delta 23878 is between Foreigner Double Vision and Joe jackson Look Sharp. So, the metal parts for my Fragile reissue were likely made sometime between July 1978 and March 1979, the release dates for DV and LS. If we get more numbers off records, the dates can be tightened up even more accurately.
Here's a page with more info about the Monarch pressing plant and ALCO in Los Angeles. http://www.anorakscorner.com/PressingPlantInfo.html
Nice work with this info. I have a Monarch 'Introducing The Beatles' - now I know I mine is: The Beatles Introducing the Beatles (second lineup) Vee Jay VJLP-1062 △ 6307 1964 February 10
That's a great example! Here's another one. When Bruce Spizer was writing his book, the Solo Beatles on Apple Records, he came to conclude -- based on the information he had from trade magazines and other correspondence -- that the Two Virgins album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono was NOT issued on November 11, 1968 -- a date that had appeared in many publications. You'll find that date on Wikipedia to this day. Bruce said to me, "Frank, that album clearly was not released until January, 1969," and he put it in his book. Guess what? The Monarch numbers confirm that Bruce was right where everyone before him was wrong. The number was assigned after the number for Led Zeppelin's first album, which was released on January 12, 1969. Therefore, the Monarch numbers confirm Bruce's research: Two Virgins came out in January. Another example? Sure. On the list you'll see Buffalo Springfield's first album. My notes (not shown) indicate that this was the second lineup of the album, containing "For What it's Worth." That lineup came out in March, 1967, whereas the original LP was released on April 2, 1966. Now we know.
A few more..... Allman Brothers Band, Beginnings; ATCO SD 2-805 = △ 17632 The Box Tops, Dimensions; Bell 6032 = △ 13778 Cactus, One Way....Or Another; ATCO SD33-356 = △ 15713 Crosby Stills & Nash, Crosby Stills and Nash; Atlantic SD 19117 (not SD 8229) = △ 20047 Donovan, Like It Is; Hickory LPS 143 = △ 11433 Marianne Faithful, Marianne Faithful; London LL 3423 = △ 7982 Flying Burrito Brothers, Burrito Deluxe; A&M SP 4258 = △ 14646
Herb Alpert/TJB - The Lonely Bull, A&M LP-101, mono, delta 5014 (my copy is actually a hybrid of Monarch parts on one side and Columbia (?) on the other) Herb Alpert/TJB - Vol 2, A&M LP-103, mono, delta 5896 Rolling Stones - Now, London PS-420 (stereo), delta 7764 (this one appears to have been pressed using east coast parts) Herb Alpert/TJB - What Now My Love, A&M SP4114, stereo, delta 9061 Mamas and Papas - Farewell to the First Golden Era, Dunhill D 50025 mono, delta 11115; Dunhill DS 50025, stereo, delta 11116 (interestingly, the delta info is missing on side one for both of these, though the MR in a circle is there) Turtles - Turtle Soup, White Whale WWS-7124, delta 13875 Turtles - Wooden Head, White Whale WWS-7133, delta 15071 unfortunately, we don't find many Monarchs here in the Midwest! I did just find those Alperts and the first two Steppenwolfs, however.
Artist Title Label Catalog Number "Delta Number" Year "Release Month" "Release Day" Johnny Cash With his Hot and Blue Guitar Sun SLP-1220 △ 248/9 1957 October 11 Johnny Cash Songs that Made Him Famous Sun SLP-1235 △ 920 1958 November 24 Dion and the Belmonts Wish Upon a Star Laurie LLP-2006 △ 2595 1960 June 6 Rusty Warren Knockers Up Jubilee JGM-2029 △ 2653 1960 January? Lodi Carr Ladybird Laurie LLP-1007 △ 2727 1960 June Justin Wilson The Humorous World of Justin Wilson Ember ELP-801 △ 3101 1960 October 31 Lightnin' Hopkins Lightnin' in New York Candid CJM-8010 △ 3244 1961 March 27 Rusty Warren Sin-Sational Jubilee JGM-2034 △ 3269 1961 March 27 Various Artists Teensville Liberty L-5503 △ 3343 1961 April? Billboard reports the purchase of Monarch by Cosnat, the owners of Jubilee 1961 June 5 Rusty Warren Bounces Back Jubilee JGM-2039 △ 3873 1961 November 20 Dion Lovers Who Wander Laurie LLP-2012 △ 4412 1962 June 30 Lightnin' Hopkins Lightnin' Strikes Vee Jay LP-1044 △ 4549 1962 June 30 The Staple Singers Best of Vee Jay VJLP-5019 △ 4657 1962 October 27 The 4 Seasons Sherry Vee Jay VJLP-1053 △ 4802 1962 October 27 Rusty Warren In Orbit Jubilee JGM-2044 △ 4807 1962 October 27 Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass The Lonely Bull A&M LP-101 △ 5014 1962 December 22 The Orlons South Street Cameo C-1041 △ 5335 1963 June 29 Duane Eddy In Person Jamie JLP-70-3025 △ 5477 1963 June 8 The Beatles Introducing the Beatles (first lineup) Vee Jay VJSR-1062 △ 5689 1963 The Beatles Introducing the Beatles (first lineup) Vee Jay VJLP-1062 △ 5702 1963 Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass Vol. 2 A&M LP-103 △ 5896 1963 October 5 Various Artists A Christmas Gift for You Philles PHLP-4005 △ 6070 1963 November 16 The Beatles and Frank Ifield On Stage Vee Jay VJLP-1085 △ 6295 1964 February 26 The Beatles and Frank Ifield On Stage Vee Jay VJSR-1085 △ 6298 1964 February 26 The Beatles Introducing the Beatles (second lineup) Vee Jay VJLP-1062 △ 6307 1964 February 10 The Beatles Introducing the Beatles (second lineup) Vee Jay VJLP-1062 △ 6313 1964 February 10 The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones London LL-3375 △ 6645 1964 May 29 Various Artists Recorded Entertainment Vee Jay VJLP-1100 △ 6815 1964 August 8 John W. Bubbles Bubbles Vee Jay VJLP-1109 △ 7044 1964 The Beatles Hear the Beatles Tell All Vee Jay PRO-202 △ 7109 1964 October The Ronettes Presenting... Philles PHLP-4006 △ 7158 1964 November Don & Alleyne Cole At the Whiskey a-Go-Go Tollie T-56001 △ 7161 1964 October The Rolling Stones 12 x 5 London PS-402 △ 7164 1964 October 24 The Beatles and the Swallows Ain't She Sweet Atco SD 33-169 △ 7589 1964 December Winston Churchill The Legend, The Man Vee Jay VJLP-1130 △ 7746 1965 March 13 The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones Now! London PS-420 △ 7764 1965 March 13 Marianne Faithful Marianne Faithful London LL-3423 △ 7982 1965 May 15 Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass Whipped Cream and Other Delights A&M SP-4110 △ 7984 1965 May 8 The Righteous Brothers Just Once in My Life Philles PHLP-4008 △ 8061 1965 June 12 The Ramsey Lewis Trio The In Crowd Argo LP-757 △ 8253 1965 August 7 Sonny & Cher Look at Us Atco 33-177 △ 8269 1965 August 14 Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass Going Places A&M SP-4112 △ 8381 1965 October 9 Gary Lewis & the Playboys Everybody Loves a Clown Liberty LRP-3428 △ 8502 1965 November 27 Donovan Fairytale Hickory LPM-H-127 △ 8520 1965 December 4 The Mamas and the Papas If You Can Believe... Dunhill DS-50006 △ 8831 1966 February 5 Love Love Elektra EKS-74001 △ 8994 1966 April? Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass What Now My Love A&M SP-4114 △ 9061 1966 May 7 The Young Rascals The Young Rascals Atlantic SD-8123 △ 9109 1966 March 28 The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones London PS-375 △ 9112 1966 The Rolling Stones Aftermath London LL-3476 △ 9242 1966 July 2 Pat Boone Christmas is a-Comin' Dot DLP-25770 △ 9784 1966 October 29 The Young Rascals Collections Atlantic SD-8134 △ 9895 1967 January 9 The Doors The Doors Elektra EKS-74007 △ 9991 1967 March 25 Mantovani Golden Hits London PS-483 △ 10028 1967 The Rolling Stones Between the Buttons London PS-499 △ 10041 1967 February 11 The Doors The Doors Elektra EKL-4007 △ 10046 1967 March 25 The Mamas and the Papas Deliver Dunhill 50014 △ 10202 1967 February 4 Buffalo Springfield Buffalo Springfield Atco 33-200 △ 10276 1967 March 6 Dionne Warwick On Stage and in the Movies Scepter SPS-559 △ 10278 1967 Wilson Pickett The Sound of Wilson Pickett Atlantic 8145 △ 10628 1967 July 22 The Rolling Stones Flowers London LL-3509 △ 10724 1967 July 15 The Bee Gees The Bee Gees' 1st Atco 33-223 △ 10778 1967 The Young Rascals Groovin' Atlantic SD-8148 △ 10812 1967 July 31 The Fifth Estate Ding Dong the Witch is Dead Jubilee JCM(S)-8005 △ 10872 1967 August 12 Procol Harum Procol Harum Deram DES-18008 △ 10890 1967 September 2 Bobby Lewis A World of Love United Artists UAS-6616 △ 11033 1967 November 7 The Doors Strange Days Elektra EKS-74014 △ 11050 1967 October 28 The Mamas and the Papas Farewell to the First Golden Era Dunhill D-50025 △ 11115 1967 October 21 The Mamas and the Papas Farewell to the First Golden Era Dunhill DS-50025 △ 11116 1967 October 21 Buffalo Springfield Buffalo Springfield Again Atco SD33-226 △ 11160 1967 October 28 Cream Disraeli Gears Atco 33-232 △ 11236 1967 November Cream Disraeli Gears Atco SD33-232 △ 11237 1967 November Love Forever Changes Elektra EKS-74013 △ 11250 1967 December Donovan Like It Is, Was, & Evermore Shall Be Hickory LPS-143 △ 11433 1968 February 24 The Bee Gees Horizontal Atco SD 33-233 △ 11481 1968 February 10 Steppenwolf Steppenwolf Dunhill DS-50029 △ 11491 1968 February 17 Aretha Franklin Lady Soul Atlantic SD-8176 △ 11523 1968 January 22 Will Penny Soundtrack Dot DLP-3844 △ 11545 1968 February Dionne Warwick Valley of the Dolls Scepter SPS-568 △ 11580 1968 Vanilla Fudge The Beat Goes On Atco SD 33-237 △ 11613 1968 February 10 Cal Tjader Solar Heat Skye SK-1 △ 11731 1968 Billy Vaughn Quietly Wild Dot DLP-25857 △ 11854 1968 June 22 Aretha Franklin Aretha Now Atlantic SD-8186 △ 11914 1968 June 22 Cream Wheels of Fire Atco SD 2-700 △ 11935/45 1968 July 13 Iron Butterfly In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Atco SD 33-250 △ 12026 1968 June 22 Deep Purple Shades of Deep Purple Tetragrammaton T-102 △ 12105 1968 The Doors Waiting for the Sun Elektra EKS-74024 △ 12128 1968 August 10 The Rolling Stones Beggar's Banquet London London △ 12258 1968 December 7 Booker T. & the MG's Over Easy Stax STS-2001 △ 12321 1968 Steppenwolf The Second Dunhill 50037-S △ 12322 1968 September 28 The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands White Whale WWS-7118 △ 12431 1968 November 2 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin Atlantic SD-8216 △ 12703 1969 January 12 John Lennon & Yoko Ono Two Virgins Apple T-5001 △ 12796 1969 January Steve Young Rock, Salt, and Nails A&M SP-4253 △ 13128 1969 May 3 Elyse Weinberg Elyse Tetragrammaton T-117 △ 13173 1969 June 1 The Doors The Soft Parade Elektra EKS-75005 △ 13552 1969 August 2 The Lost Man Soundtrack Uni 73060 △ 13559 1969 August 2 The Box Tops Dimensions Bell 6032 △ 13778 1969 August 16 The Moving Sidewalks Flash Tantara TS-6919 △ 13819 1969 Paint Your Wagon Soundtrack Paramount PMS-1001 △ 13825 1969 Butterfield Blues Band Keep on Moving Elektra EKS-74053 △ 13842 1969 October The Turtles Turtle Soup White Whale WWS-7124 △ 13875 1969 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II Atlantic SD-8236 △ 13933 1969 October 22 The Allman Brothers Band The Allman Brothers Band Atco SD 33-308 △ 14022 1969 November Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid Soundtrack A&M SP-4227 △ 14052 1969 November Fanny Hill Soundtrack Canyon LP-7700 △ 14055 1969 November King Crimson In the Court of the Crimson King Atlantic SD-8245 △ 14125 The Moody Blues To Our Children's Children's Children Threshold THS-1 △ 14356 1970 January 9 The Original Caste One Tin Soldier TA (Bell) TA-5003 △ 14492 1970 Shawn Phillips Contribution A&M SP-4241 △ 14584 1970 The Flying Burrito Brothers Burrito Deluxe A&M SP-4258 △ 14646 1970 Kris Kristofferson Kristofferson Monument SLP-18139 △ 14720 1970 March 10 London Symphony Orchestra Tommy Ode SP-99001 △ 14783/4 1970 King Crimson In the Wake of Poseidon Atlantic SD-8266 △ 14813 1970 August 22 Walter Scott Just You Wait White Whale WW-7131 △ 15025 1970 The Turtles Wooden Head White Whale WW-7133 △ 15071 1970 October 10 Carpenters Close to You A&M SP-4271 △ 15109 1970 October 3 Elton John Elton John Uni 73090 △ 15134 1970 September 27 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin III Atlantic SD-7201 △ 15193 1970 October 5 Yes Time and a Word Atlantic SD-8273 △ 15251 1970 November 21 The J. Geils Band The J. Geils Band Atlantic SD-8275 △ 15365 1970 Cactus One Way....Or Another Atco SD 33-356 △ 15713 Carole King Tapestry Ode SP-77009 △ 15732 1971 April 10 Yes The Yes Album Atlantic SD-8283 △ 15804 1971 March 19 The Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers Rolling Stones COC-59100 △ 15943 1971 April 30 Godspell Cast Album Bell 1102 △ 16209 1971 July 17 The Bee Gees Trafalgar Atco SD-7003 △ 16260 1971 The Fifth Dimension Live Bell 9000 △ 16282/3 1971 October 16 Cat Stevens Teaser and the Firecat A&M SP-4313 △ 16292 1971 October 2? Led Zeppelin IV Atlantic SD-7208 △ 16345 1971 November 8 60,000,000 Buffalo Nevada Jukebox Atco SD 33-384 △ 16572 1972 March 18 Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends Hands of Jack the Ripper Cotillion SD-9049 △ 16672 1972 The Allman Brothers At Fillmore East Capricorn SD 2-802 △ 16780/1 1971 July 24 The Rolling Stones Exile on Main Street Rolling Stones COC 2-2900 △ 16945 1972 May 22 Velvert Turner Group Velvert Turner Group Family FPS-2704 △ 16951 1972 Curtis Mayfield Super Fly Curtom CRS-8014 △ 17027 1972 The Bee Gees To Whom it May Concern Atco SD-7012 △ 17201 1972 Slade Slade Alive! Polydor PD-5508 △ 17219 1972 September 23 John Prine Diamonds in the Rough Atlantic SD-7240 △ 17229 1972 Yes Close to the Edge Atlantic SD-7244 △ 17296 1972 October 7 Billy Preston Music is My Life A&M SP-3516 △ 17457 The Bee Gees Life in a Can RSO SO-870 △ 17530 The Allman Brothers Band Beginnings Atco SD 2-805 △ 17632 The Byrds The Byrds Asylum SD-5058 △ 17750 1973 March 5 Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy Atlantic SD-7255 △ 17787 1973 March 28 Joan Baez Where Are You Now, My Son? A&M SP-4390 △ 17827 1973 May 12 Buffalo Springfield Buffalo Springfield (compilation) Atco SD 2-806 △ 18064/129 1973 The Bee Gees Best of the Bee Gees, Vol. 2 RSO SO-875 △ 18109 1973 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin Atlantic SD-8216 △ 18257 1973 Mike Oldfield Tubular Bells Virgin VR 13-105 △ 18273 1973 The Carpenters The Singles, 1969-1973 A&M SP-3601 △ 18441 1973 December 1 Emerson, Lake, and Palmer Brain Salad Surgery Manticore MC-66669 △ 18493 1973 November 19 Yes Tales from Topographic Oceans Atlantic SD 2-908 △ 18641/2 1974 Brownsville Station School Punks Big Tree BT-89500 △ 18998 1974 June 1 Bad Company Bad Company Swan Song SS-8410 △ 19117 1974 July 10 King Crimson Red Atlantic SD-18110 △ 19427 1974 November Genesis The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Atco SD 2-401 △ 19513/4 1974 November Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti Swan Song SS 2-200 △ 19707/8 1975 February 24 Nazareth Hair of the Dog A&M SP-4511 △ 19761 1975 April Joan Baez Diamonds and Rust A&M SP-4527 △ 19802 1975 Ray Charles Renaissance Crossover CR-9005 △ 19835 1975 Crosby, Stills & Nash Crosby, Stills & Nash Atlantic SD-8229 △ 20047 1975 Lisztomania Soundtrack A&M SP-4546 △ 20146 1975 Styx Equinox A&M SP-4559 △ 20207 1975 November 15 Ravi Shankar Music Festival From India Dark Horse SP-22007 △ 20277 1976 February 6 Idris Muhammad House of the Rising Sun Kudu KU-27S1 △ 20398 1976 Marvin Gaye I Want You Tamla T6-342S1 △ 20479 1976 March 16 Marvin Gaye What's Going On Tamla S-310 △ 20835 Average White Band Soul Searching Atlantic SD-18179 △ 21059 1976 July Quincy Jones I Heard That! A&M SP-3705 △ 21240/1 1976 October 2 Stanley Clarke School Days Nemperor NE-439 △ 21279 1976 Styx Crystal Ball A&M SP-4604 △ 21327 1976 October 16 Joan Baez Gulf Winds A&M SP-4603 △ 21346 1976 Brick Good High Bang BLP-408 △ 21349 1976 Lani Hall Sweet Bird A&M SP-4617 △ 21595 1976 Bad Company Burnin' Sky Swan Song SS-8500 △ 22064 1977 March 3 Foreigner Foreigner Atlantic SD-18215 △ 22084 1977 The Carpenters The Singles, 1969-1973 A&M SP-3601 △ 22256 1977 Styx The Grand Illusion A&M SP-4637 △ 22399 1977 July 7 In Search of… Orchestra Phenomena Theme (12") AVI AVID-12-146 △ 22409 1977 Joan Armatrading Show Some Emotion A&M SP-4663 △ 22612 1977 October The Carpenters Passage A&M SP-4703 △ 22613 1977 October Le Pamplemousse Le Spank (12") AVI AVID-12-154 △ 22721 1977 October Gato Barbieri Ruby Ruby A&M SP-4655 △ 22731 1977 October 15 Joe Cocker Greatest Hits A&M SP-4670 △ 22841 1977 December 3 DBM Beatlemania (12") AVI AVID-12-182 △ 22969 1977 December 3 Various Artists Foreplay #7: A&M's Pre-Release Sampler A&M SP-17018 △ 23391 1978 June The Rolling Stones Some Girls Rolling Stones COC-39108 △ 23467 1978 June 17 Foreigner Double Vision Atlantic SD-19999 △ 23514 1978 July 1 Yes Fragile Atlantic SD-19132 △ 23878 1978 Billboard reports the purchase of Monarch by ElectroSound 1979 February 17 Joe Jackson Look Sharp! A&M SP-4743 △ 24044 1979 March 10 Supertramp Breakfast in America A&M SP-3729 △ 24160 1979 March 29 Rick Wakeman Rhapsodies A&M SP-6501 △ 24276 1979 May Led Zeppelin In Through the Out Door Swan Song SS-16002 △ 24427 1979 August 15 The B-52's The B-52's Warner Bros. BSK-3355 △ 24830 1979 August 4 Brush Arbor Hero Myrrh MSB-6664 △ 25044 1981 May Wall of Voodoo Mexican Radio (12" single) IRS SP-70407 △ 25570 1982 September Petra Washes Whiter Than Star Song SSR-0014 △ 25954 Petra Never Say Die Star Song SSR-0023 △ 25955 Joan Armatrading The Key A&M SP-4912 △ 26014 1983 The Police Synchronicity A&M SP-3735 △ 26117 1983 June 7 Servant Light Maneuvers Myrrh SPCN-679806 △ 26620 1984 November