Vinyl pressings
by Baja Marimba Band · 1966
Watch Out! was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 6 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.
SP-4135 F 3 P oRun out, side A / etched [except 3 P o], variant 1
SP-4136 o ⊏ 5 PRun out, side B / etched [except o ⊏ 5 P], variant 1
P SP 4135-2 o 1D A 1Run out, side A / etched [except A P o], variant 2
P P SP-4136 oRun out, side A / etched [except P ,o], variant 2
LP-135-2 1BRunout etching side A, variant 1
LP-136-2 1ERunout etching side B, variant 1
LP-135-2 1CRunout etching side A, variant 2
LP-135-2 1CRunout etching side B, variant 2
SP--4135 ∆9700A side runout, variant 1
SP--4136 ∆9700-XB side runout, variant 1
SP-4136 MR ∆9700A side runout etched, variant 2; MR in circle, stamped
SP-4136 MR ∆9700-XB side runout etched, variant 2; MR in circle, stamped
SP4135-2 1 BSide 1, variant 1
SP4136Side 2, variant 1
SP-4135 A1 TSide 1, variant 2
SP-4136 V IISide 2, variant 2
LP-135A Side Label
LP-136B Side Label
LP-135 [MR logo] △9694A Side Etch exc [MR logo] stamp
LP-136 [MR logo] △9694-XB Side Etch exc [MR logo] stamp
T LP-135-2 1B /\1Runout Side A Etched & (T, /\ Stamped)
T LP-136-2 1B B1Runout Side A Etched & (T, Stamped)
LP-135Label Side A
LP-136Label Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | A&M Records SAML-932,132First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Australia | A&M Records SAML-932,132First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Australia | A&M Records AML-32,132First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4118 / A&M Records A&M SP 4118First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4118 / A&M Records A&M SP 4118First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4118 / A&M Records A&M SP 4118First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Germany | London Records SHA-205First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | New Zealand | A&M Records AML-932,132First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Pye International NPL 28095First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | A&M Records SP-4118 / A&M Records A&M SP 4118First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | A&M Records LP-118First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | A&M Records SP-4118 / A&M Records A&M SP 4118First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | A&M Records SP4118First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | A&M Records LP-118First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | A&M Records LP-118 / A&M Records A & M 118First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | World Record Club S/5357 / World Record Club S-5357LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1974 | Australia | World Record Club S/5357 / World Record Club S-5357LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 4118 / A&M Records SP-118(D)LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records LP 118 (C)LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
28 vinyl pressings of Watch Out! are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1966 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-4118.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-4118, LP-118, SP4118, A & M LP 118) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP-4135 F 3 P o and SP-4136 o ⊏ 5 P. 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.
