Vinyl pressings
by Blues Magoos · 1966
Psychedelic Lollipop was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 5 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.
2/61096 A 1 MRSide A runout, var. 1
2/61096 B 1 MRSide B runout, var. 1
2/61096 A 2 MRSide A runout, var. 2
2/61096 B 1MRSide B runout, var. 2
0 MG 21096A M2Stamped in runout, side 1, variant 1
0 MG 21096B M2Stamped in runout, side 2, variant 1
0 MG 21096A M2Stamped in runout, side 1, variant 2
0 MG 21096B M1 –Stamped in runout, side 2, variant 2
SR 61096-A-M2Side A - stamped
SR 61096-B-M1Side B - stamped
o SR 61096-A- M3 ─ Ƨ A2Side A, Stamped (except ─ Ƨ 2)
o SR 61096-B- M1 ─ Ƨ 1ASide B, Stamped (except ─ Ƨ 1)
SR-61096Side A, Label
SR-61096Side B, Label
o MG 21096A M1 P 2A runout, stamped, variant 1
o MG 21096B M1 P 1 CB runout, stamped, variant 1
0 MG 21096A M1 PStamped in runout, side 1, variant 2
ΛIIIIIEtched in runout, side 1, variant 2
MG 21096A M2Stamped in runout, side 1
MG 21096B M2 –Stamped in runout, side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | Philips PD 271First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Australia | Philips PDS 271 / Philips PDS-271First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Mercury SR 61096First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Mercury MG 21096 / Mercury MG-21096First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Mercury MG 21096 / Mercury MG. 21096First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Mercury SR 61096First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Mercury MG 21096First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Fontana STL 5402 / Fontana 134 031 TYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | Fontana TL.5402First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Mercury SR 61096First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Mercury MG 21096 / Mercury MG - 21096First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Mercury SR 61096 / Mercury MG - 21096First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Misprint, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Mercury SR 61096First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Mercury MG 21096First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Mercury SR 61096 / Mercury SR-61096First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | US | Mercury SR-61096LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | Greece | Mercury SR 61096 / Mercury 834246-1LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5300 / Mercury LP 5300LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2016 | Europe | Mercury MOVLP1589 / Music On Vinyl MOVLP1589LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Philips PDS-271 / Philips PDS 271LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | South Africa | Mercury MG 2041LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Mercury SR 61096 / Mercury MG 21096/SR 61096LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mercury SR 61096LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mercury MG 21096 / Mercury MG - 21096LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Mercury SR 61096 / Mercury MG 21096LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mercury SR-61096LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
34 vinyl pressings of Psychedelic Lollipop are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1966 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Mercury SR 61096, released October 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SR 61096, MG-21096, MG - 21096, MG 21096) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2/61096 A 1 MR and 2/61096 B 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.
