Dating an album


In my OCD, I've bought a lot of old records.As a newbie, I don't know much about them but when I looked, there was no date on them. Is there a way to tell the age by the stamp on it? Any other way?
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Most LPs from 1970 on will have the original year of release printed on either the Label or the Jacket.This of course does not indicate the copy you are looking at is from that year.It may be a re-issue.That determination is made by knowing the proper artwork that should appear on the label.
If any of them have bar codes, just do a search for the number. Be sure to include the first and last number. If not, try looking for fan sites of the actual bands. They usually have very detailed discographies.