Vinyl pressings
by Avant Garde · 1968
Naturally Stoned 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.
13 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 8 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.
ZSP-137570-1B ssSide A etched
ZSP-137569-1F sSide B stamped, exc. “s” etched
ZSP 137570Side A label
ZSP 137569Side B label
ZSP 137570-1G T1Side A etched
ZSP 137569-1G T1Side B etched
p JZSP-137570-1CB-Side Runout Etching
p JZSP-137569-1CB-Side Runout Etching
ZSP 137570A-Side Label
ZSP 137569B-Side Label
ZSP-137570-1B sA-Side Runout
ZSP-137569-1B sssB-Side Runout
ZSP 137570A-Side Label
ZSP 137569B-Side Label
JZSP-137570-1C P 3Runout A etched [P 3 stamped]
JZSP-137569-1C P 2Runout B etched [P 2 stamped]
JZSP 137570Label A
JZSP 137569Label B
7698
7699
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 | Canada | Columbia 4-44590First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | CBS 3704First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | CBS 3704First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Netherlands | CBS 3704First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461202First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | CBS 3704First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | UK | CBS 3704First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Columbia 4-44590First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Columbia 4-44590First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Columbia 4-44590First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Australia | CBS BA-221560First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Columbia 4-44590First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Columbia 4-44590First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Portugal | CBS 37047", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of Naturally Stoned are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 4-44590, released July 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-44590, 3704, BA-221560, BA 461202) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP-137570-1B ss and ZSP-137569-1F s. 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.
