Vinyl pressings
by "Bald" Bill Hagan And His Trocaderons · 1963
Music To Strip By was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1963, 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.
S̶F̶-̶3̶0̶5̶-̶1̶A̶ SF-16800-A-RESide A runout
S̶F̶-̶3̶0̶5̶-̶1̶B̶ SF-16800-B-RESide B runout
SF-305-1ASide A label
SF-305-1BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | US | Somerset SF-16800 / Stereo-Fidelity SF-16800First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Japan | Columbia PS-1152-MLLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Somerset SF168LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Somerset S 168LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Somerset S 168LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Somerset S 168 / Somerset SF 168LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Somerset SF168LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Somerset SF-16800 / Stereo-Fidelity SF-16800LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Somerset P-16800LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Somerset P-16800LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Somerset P-16800LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Paragon PGS 504LP | LP |
| ? | Canada | Paragon PGS 504LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | Somerset DL-557LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Somerset DL-557LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Somerset ST-DL-557LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Somerset ST-DL-557LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Somerset 557 / Somerset ST-DL-557LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Somerset SF-16800 / Stereo-Fidelity SF-16800LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Somerset SF-16800 / Stereo-Fidelity SF-16800LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Somerset SF-16800 / Stereo-Fidelity SF-16800LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Somerset SF-16800 / Stereo-Fidelity SF-16800LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of Music To Strip By are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1963 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US. One of them is Somerset SF-16800.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SF-16800) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S̶F̶-̶3̶0̶5̶-̶1̶A̶ SF-16800-A-RE and S̶F̶-̶3̶0̶5̶-̶1̶B̶ SF-16800-B-RE. 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.
