Vinyl pressings
by Boudewijn de Groot · 1968
Picknick 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.
10 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 2 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.
AA 370 016 1Y 11C1 ℗1968 670Runout side A, stamped, variant 1
AA 370 016 2Y 111 1 ℗1968 670Runout side B, stamped, variant 1
AA 370 016 1Y 2 ℗1968 670 114Runout side A, stamped, variant 2
AA 370 016 2Y 11C 1 ℗1968 670 10Runout side B, stamped, variant 2
AA 370 016 1Y 2 (P) 1968 670 11 5Runout side A variant 1
AA 370 016 2Y 111C1 (P) 1968 670 9Runout side B variant 1
AA 370 016 1Y 111C1 Ⓟ 1968 670 ₉Runout side A variant 2
AA 370 016 2Y 111C1 Ⓟ 1968 670 ₉Runout side B variant 2
AA 370 016 1Y 2 ℗1968 670 116Runout side A, stamped, variant 1
AA 370 016 2Y 1 ℗1968 670 106Runout side B, stamped, variant 1
370 016.1 YLabel side A
370 016.2 YLabel side B
AA 370 016 1Y 0111C13 ⓟ 1968 670Runout side A
AA 370 016 2Y 111C1 3ⓟ 1968 670Runout side B
370 016.1 YLabel side A
370 016.2 YLabel side B
AA 370 016 1Y 1 ℗ 1968 670Runout side A, stamped
AA 370 016 2Y 1 ℗ 1968 670Runout side B, stamped
AA 370.016/1 YLabel side A
AA 370.016/2 YLabel side B
AA 370 016 1Y 1 P 1968 670Side A Stamped
AA 370 016 2Y 1 P 1968 670Side B Stamped
AA 370.016/1 YSide A Label
AA 370.016/2 YSide 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 | Belgium | Decca NU 370 016 / Decca NU 370.016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Belgium | Decca NU 370 016 / Decca NU 370.016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Belgium | Decca NU 370 016 / Decca NU 370.016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Belgium | Decca NU 370 016 / Decca NU 370.016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Belgium | Decca NU 370 016 / Decca NU 370.016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Belgium | Decca NU 370.016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Decca NU 370 016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Decca NU 370 016 YLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Decca NU 370 016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Decca NU 370 016First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Decca NU 370 016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Belgium | Decca 776/183.010-Y / Decca 776-183.010 YLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP615LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP615LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP615LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Decca 776/183.010 Y / Decca 370.016 YLP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Belgium | Decca 163.022 Y 770LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Belgium | Decca 776/183.010-Y / Decca NU 370 016LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Belgium | Decca 163.022 / Decca NU 370 016LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips 812 343-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips 6343 283LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Decca NU 370 016 Y 405LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of Picknick are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1968 and 2012.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in Netherlands, Belgium. One of them is Decca NU 370 016, released January 22, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NU 370 016, NU 370.016) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AA 370 016 1Y 11C1 ℗1968 670 and AA 370 016 2Y 111 1 ℗1968 670. 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.
