US
December 1970- Label and catalog number
- Hot Wax HA 704
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
HA704A-3 DENNiS HDHSSISide A runout etched
HA704B-3 HDHSSI DENNiSSide B runout etched
HA 704 ASide A label
HA 704 BSide B label

Vinyl pressings
by 100 Proof Aged In Soul · 1970
Somebody's Been Sleeping In My Bed was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, 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.
HA704A-3 DENNiS HDHSSISide A runout etched
HA704B-3 HDHSSI DENNiSSide B runout etched
HA 704 ASide A label
HA 704 BSide B label
HA704A-2-1 HDHSSI DENMiS T1Etched Side A, variant 1
HA704B-5 HDHSSI DENNiS T1Etched Side B, variant 1
HA704A-2-1 HDHSSI DENMIS T1Etched Side A, variant 2
HA704B-2-1 HDHSSI DENNiS T1Etched Side B, variant 2
P HA704A-4 2 HDHSSI B1 DENNISRunout A
P HA704B-4 HDHSSI B1 DENNiSRunout B
HA704A-2-1 HDHSSI DENMiS T1Etched Side A
HA704B-5 HDHSSI DENNiS T1Etched Side B
HA704A-4 HDHSSI DENNISEtched Side 1
HA704B-4 HDHSSI DENNiSEtched Side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Buddah Records HA 704First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Hot Wax HA 704First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Hot Wax HA 704First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Hot Wax HA 704First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Hot Wax HA 704First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Hot Wax HA 704First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Australia | Hot Wax SHWL-934105LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Brazil | Hot Wax HA 704 / Top Tape HA 704LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | France | Hot Wax 2C 062-92246LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Hot Wax BLPS 19025LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Hot Wax QP-80250LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Hot Wax SHWL-934105LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Hot Wax SHW. 5003 / Hot Wax SHW 5003LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Argentina | Fania Records 17,007LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK & Europe | Demon Records DEMREC530 / Hot Wax DEMREC530LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2020 | US | Demon Records DEMREC530LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Hot Wax VS-1056LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Japan | Hot Wax VS-1056LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of Somebody's Been Sleeping In My Bed are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1970 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Canada. One of them is Hot Wax HA 704, released December 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HA 704) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HA704A-3 DENNiS HDHSSI and HA704B-3 HDHSSI DENNiS. 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.