Vinyl pressings
by Blues Magoos · 1967
Electric Comic Book was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 3 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.
MG 21104A M2 MRSide A, runout, variant 1
MG 21104B M1 MRSide B, runout, variant 1
MG 21104A M2 MR IIISide A, runout, variant 2
MG 21104B M1 MR IVSide B, runout, variant 2
SR 61104 A - M2Runout A, variant 1
SR 61104 B - M1Runout B, variant 1
SR 61104-A-M1 MRRunout A, variant 2
SR 61104-B-M1 MRRunout B, variant 2
SR 61104 A - M2 MRSide 1
SR 61104 B - M1 MRSide 2
MG 21104A M1Side 1 (Stamped)
MG 21104B M2Side 2 (Stamped)
SR 61104-2A LSide A runout
SR 61104-2B LSide B runout
SR-61104-ASide A label
SR-61104-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Mercury MG 21104 / Mercury SR 61104First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Mercury SR 61104 / Mercury SR-61104First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Mercury MG-21104First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Mercury MG-21104First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Mercury MG 21104 / Mercury SR 61104First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Mercury MG 21104First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Mercury SR 61104 / Mercury SR-61104First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Mercury MG-21104 / Mercury MG-21104First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Mercury MG 21104 / Mercury MG-21104First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Mercury SR 61104 / Mercury SR-61104First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Greece | Mercury 834247-1 / Polygram 834247-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5301LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Mercury MG 21104 / Mercury MG-21104LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mercury MG 21104LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| ? | US | Mercury MG 21104LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono |
15 vinyl pressings of Electric Comic Book are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1967 and 2011.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Mercury MG 21104, released April 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MG 21104, SR 61104, MG-21104) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MG 21104A M2 MR and MG 21104B M1 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.
