Vinyl pressings
by Box Tops · 1968
Super Hits 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 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.
6025 SA, Bell Sound, Bestway, 10-4-68Runout side A, variant 1
6025 SB-1, Bestway, Bell SoundRunout side B, variant 1
6025 SA-1, Bell Sound, Bestway, 11-30-68Runout side A, variant 2
6025 SB-1 Bell Sound, BestwayRunout side B, variant 2
6025 SA, Bell Sound 10-4-68 ARPSide A runout stamped
6025 SB Bell Sound ARPSide B runout stamped
6025 SALabel A
6025 SBLabel B
P o X T BEL6025 SA-1A Bell Sound 3Side A Runout
P o X T BEL6025 SB-1A Bell Sound C 3Side B Runout
6025SARunout A, variant 1
6025SBRunout B, variant 1
6025SA Bell Sound 10-10-68Runout A, variant 2
6025SB Bell Sound 10-16-68Runout B, variant 2
6025 SA Bell Sound [MR logo] △12508Runout A
6025 SB Bell Sound [MR logo] △12508-XRunout B
6025-SALabel A
6025-SBLabel B
6025 SA-1 Bell SoundSide A runout, etched. "Bell Sound" stamped
6025 SB-1 Bell SoundSide B runout, etched. "Bell Sound" stamped
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 | Canada | Bell Records 6025First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Bell Records SBLL 6025First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Bell Records BELL 6025 / Bell Records 6025First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Bell Records 6025First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1968 | US | Bell Records 6025First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1968 | US | Bell Records 6025First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Bell Records 6025 / Bell Records Bell-6025First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Bell Records 6025First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1968 | US | Bell Records 6025First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Bell Records 6025First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | South Africa | Stateside SJSL 130LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | South Africa | Stateside JSL 5062 / Stateside SJSL 116LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | South Korea | Taedo TLP 1003LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 1969 | Spain | Stateside 1 J-062-90.275LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | Taiwan | Tai Shen Record KT-3071LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Bell Records 2308 001LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Bell Records 2337 022LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Germany | Bell Records BELL S 6025 / Bell Records BELL 6025LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | New Zealand | Bell Records SBLL 6025LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | South Korea | High Stereo Light DY 1022LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | South Korea | Taedo TLP 1003LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | South Korea | Taedo TLP 1003LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Bell Records 6025LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
23 vinyl pressings of Super Hits are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1968 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Bell Records 6025, released October 4, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6025, BELL 6025, SBLL 6025) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6025 SA, Bell Sound, Bestway, 10-4-68 and 6025 SB-1, Bestway, Bell Sound. 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.
