Vinyl pressings
by Blue Cheer · 1968
Outsideinside 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.
14 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 7 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.
MRRunouts, etched, both sides, all variants
PHS600278A-MW1Runout side A, stamped, variant 1
PHS600278B-M2Runout side B, stamped, variant 1
PHS600278A-M2Runout side A, stamped, variant 2
PHS600278A- M1 1 P c 5 oA Side - stamped, var. 1
PHS600278B1 M1 1 P 3 C oB Side - stamped, var. 1
PHS600278A- M1 1 P 2 B oA Side - stamped, var. 2
PHS600278B1 M1 1 P 4 B oB Side - stamped, var. 2
PHS 600278A 1S 1Runout, Stamped, Side A
PHS 600278B1S 1Runout, Stamped, Side B
PHS600278A- M1 R1 MRA Side Runout - Stamped (except M R1 MR etched)
PHS600278B- M1 RII MRB Side Runout - Stamped (except RII MR etched)
852 120 1Y D1 420 10Side A
852 120 2Y 420 1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Philips PDS312First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | Philips PHS 600-278First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | Philips PHS 600-278First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Japan | Mercury SM-7285First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Philips 852 120 BYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Philips PHS 600278First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | UK | Philips SBL 7860First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | UK | Philips SBL.7860First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Philips SBL.7860 / Philips SBL 7860First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Philips SBL.7860 / Philips 852 120 BYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Philips PHS 600-278First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Philips PHS-600-278First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Philips PHS 600-278First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Philips PHS-600-278 / Philips PHS 600-278First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Sweden | Garageland Records BF 603LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Sweden | Garageland Records BF 603LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Sweden | Garageland Records BF 603LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1984 | Sweden | Garageland Records BF 603LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Italy | Akarma AK 012 / Akarma 012LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1999 | Italy | Akarma AK 012LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| 1999 | Italy | Akarma AK 012 / Akarma 012LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1999 | Italy | Akarma AK 012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5298 / Universal Music Special Markets B0012783-01LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2012 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5298 / Universal Music Special Markets B0012783-01LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5298 / Universal Music Special Markets B0012783-01LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Akarma AK 012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Akarma AK 012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Akarma AK 012 / Akarma 012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Philips PHS 600-278LP, Album | LP, Album |
29 vinyl pressings of Outsideinside are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1968 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Philips PHS-600-278, released August 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PHS-600-278, PHS 600-278, SBL 7860, SBL.7860) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MR and PHS600278A-MW1. 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.
