Vinyl pressings
by Blue Cheer · 1968
Summertime Blues 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.
29 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 17 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.
35783 1 MRA-Side Runout Etching
35786 1 MRB-Side Runout Etching
2-35783-1 MRVariant 2: A-Side,stamped (MR,etched)
35786 1 MRVariant 2: B-Side,stamped (MR,etched)
º 35783 1 P 1A-side runout, variant 1, stamped
º 35786 2 P 4B-side runout, variant 1, stamped
º 35783 1 P 5A-side runout, variant 2, stamped
º 35786 1 P 1B-side runout, variant 2, stamped
35783 1 X-5815Runout A, stamped exc. X-5815 etched
35786 2 X-5816Runout B, stamped exc. X-5816 etched
1-35783Label A
1-35786Label B
° 35783 1 pA side deadwax - stamped
° 35786 2 pB side deadwax - stamped
35783 2A-side runout stamped
35786 1B-side runout stamped
35783 1 MR(Variant 1) A-side runout stamped MR etched
35786 1 MR(Variant 1) B-side runout stamped MR etched
35783 1 MRA-side runout stamped
2-35783-1 MRB-side runout stamped
1-35783A-side label
2-35783B-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Philips BF-385First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Austria | Philips 304 162 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Belgium | Philips BF 304162 / Philips 304162.BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Belgium | Philips 304162.BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Brazil | Philips CS 139.020 / Philips 40516First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Brazil | Philips CS 139.020 / Philips 40516First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | Philips PH.40516First year7", Mono · Mono | 7", Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | France | Philips BF 304162 / Philips B 304.162 FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | France | Philips B 304.162 FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Germany | Philips 304 162 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Germany | Philips 304 162 BFFirst year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Greece | Philips 304 162 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Italy | Philips 304 162 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Italy | Philips 304 162 BFFirst year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Italy | Philips 304 162 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
29 vinyl pressings of Summertime Blues are listed here, from 17 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Philips 40516.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 40516, DJP-18, BF 1646, BF-385) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 35783 1 MR and 35786 1 MR. 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.
