Vinyl pressings
by Billy Joe & The Checkmates · 1961
Percolator was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. 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 1961, 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.
45-LJB-87 ALC △-41163 0Side A runout, variant 1
45-LJB-19 0 ALC △-36539Side B runout, variant 1
45-LJB 87 ALC △-41163 DSide A runout, variant 2
45-LB 19 D ALC △36539Side B runout, variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | US | Doré 620First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Australia | London Records HL-19277", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Belgium | London Records 9.5.3427", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Canada | London Records M. 172147", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Denmark | London Records 45-HL-U.9502 / London American Recordings 45-HL-U.95027", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | France | Disques London HLU 95027", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Italy | London Records 45-HL 9502 / London Records 45 - HL 95027", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Japan | London Records LED-2487", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | New Zealand | London Records NZL-U 7247", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | South Africa | London Records PD.7-85387", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | London Records HL-U 95027", Single | 7", Single |
| 1962 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HL-U.95027", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLU 95027", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | London Records HLU 95027", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | UK | London American Recordings HLU 95027", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | US | Doré 6207", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | ERA Records 50127", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
20 vinyl pressings of Percolator are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1961 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US. One of them is Doré 620, released December 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 620) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-LJB-87 ALC △-41163 0 and 45-LJB-19 0 ALC △-36539. 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.
