Vinyl pressings
by 13th Floor Elevators · 1968
Live was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year. 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.
IA LP 8 SIDE 1 -IARun-out info [hand-etched] side A
IA LP 8 SIDE 2 -IARun-out info [hand-etched] side B
IALP8ARun-out info
IALP8BRun-out info
IA LP 8 SIDE 1 -IARun-out info [hand-etched] side A
IA LP 8 SIDE 2 -IARun-out info [hand-etched] side B
IALP8ARun-out info
IALP8BRun-out info
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | US | International Artists IA LP # 8 / International Artists IA-LP-8First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | International Artists IA LP # 8 / International Artists IA-LP-8First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Europe | Decal LIK 30LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | Portugal | Decal LIK 30LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Europe | Decal LIKP 002 / International ArtistsLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Italy | Get Back GET604 / Get Back GET 604LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2001 | Italy | Get Back GET90604LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UK | International Artists IA-LP8-2 / Charly Records IA-LP8-2LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Get Back GET 90604 / Get Back get 90604LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | International Artists IA-LP-8 / International Artists IA LP # 8LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | International Artists IA LP # 8 / International Artists IA-LP-8LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | International Artists IALP # 8 / International Artists IA-LP-8LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | US | International Artists Productions Corp. IA-LP-8LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | US | International Artists IA-LP 8 / International Artists IA-LP-8LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | International Artists IA LP # 8 / International Artists IA-LP-8LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Live are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1968 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US. One of them is International Artists IA LP # 8, released August 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use IA LP # 8) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, IA LP 8 SIDE 1 -IA and IA LP 8 SIDE 2 -IA. 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.
