Vinyl pressings
by Booker T & The MG's · 1968
Over Easy / Hang 'Em High 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.
17 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 8 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.
ST-0068Side A Label
ST-0067Side B Label
p(stamped, inverted) ST·0068-B ZTSB 129917-1C(etched)A side deadwax
ST·0067-A(etched) °(stamped) ZTSB 129916-1C(etched) P(stamped)B side deadwax
p ZTSB-129916 ST-0067 2Side A runout, var. 1
ST-0068-B ZTSB-129917-1C P 3Side B runout, var. 1
p ZTSB-129916 ST-0067 2Side A runout, var. 2
p ST-0068-B ZTSB-129917-1F ST-0068 2Side B runout, var. 2
ST-0067-A ZTSB129916-1DSide A runout, variant 1
ST-0068-B ZTSB 129917-1CSide B runout, variant 1
ST-0067-A ZTSB 129916-1DSide B runout, variant 2
ST-0068-B ZTSB 129917-1ESide B runout, variant 2
ST-0067-A [MR logo] ZTSB 129916-1A △73561Side A runout
ST-0068-B [MR logo] ZTSB 129917-1A △73561-XSide B runout
ST-0067Side A label
ST-0068Side B label
ST-0067-ASide A Label
ST-0068-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Stax KK-2617First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Stax GL STA. 0013XFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Stax STA. 0013XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Germany | Stax AX 23 966First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Germany | Stax AX 23 966First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Stax STA 0013First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Stax KK-2617First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Stax KK-2617First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Stax KK-2617First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | South Africa | Stax KK-2617First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Stax STA-0013First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Stax STA-0013First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Stax STA-0013First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Japan | Stax DW-1005First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Stax STA-0013First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | UK | Stax STAX 8137", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Turkey | Stateside TSS 40277", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Stax STA-00137", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
22 vinyl pressings of Over Easy / Hang 'Em High are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1968 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Stax STA-0013, released October 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STA-0013, KK-2617, GL STA. 0013X, STA. 0013X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-0068 and ST-0067. 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.
