Vinyl pressings
by Canned Heat · 1967
Canned Heat 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.
20 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 6 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.
① LST- 7526-1 K 1̶1̶4̶ TVRunout A, Variant 1
114 K ① LST- 7526-2 TVRunout B, Variant 1
① LST- 7526-1 TVRunout A, Variant 2
① LST- 7526-2 TVRunout B, Variant 2
LRP-3526-1Runout A, Variant 1
LRP-3526-2Runout A, Variant 2
114 ① LRP- 3526-1 TVRunout A, Variant 2
∧ ① LRP- 3526-2 114Runout B, Variant 2
LST-7526-1Side A runout, variant 1
LST-7526-2Side B runout, variant 1
① LST-7526-1 RSide A runout, variant 2
② LST-7526-2 RSide B runout, variant 2
LST-7526 SIDE 1 1 I B1Side A Stamped
LST-7526 SIDE 2 3 I A1Side B Stamped
LRP-3526 SIDE 1 1 1 B1Side A Etched
LRP-3526 SIDE 2 1 A1 1Side B Etched
LRP-3526-1 RSide A etched runout
LRP-3526-2 RSide B etched runout
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 | Australia | Liberty LYL32501First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Australia | Liberty SLYL-932501First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Liberty LST-7526 / Liberty LST 7526First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Liberty LST-7526 / Liberty LST 7526First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Liberty LRP-3526First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Liberty LBS 83 059 IFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Liberty SLYL-932501First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Liberty LBS 83059E / Liberty LBS 83059First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Liberty LBS 83059E / Liberty LBS 83059First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Liberty LBS 83059E / Liberty LBS 83059First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Liberty LST-7526LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Liberty LRP-3526First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Liberty LST-7526LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Liberty LST 7526First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Liberty LRP-3526First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | UK | Sunset Records SLS 50321LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Germany | Liberty 1C 038-82 698 / Liberty 038 CRY 82 698LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | UK | See For Miles Records Ltd. SEE 268LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5367 / Liberty LP 5367LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2016 | Italy | LibertyLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2019 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5367 / Liberty LP 5367LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Spain | LibertyLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Liberty LBS 83 059 ILP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Sunset Records 1C 038-1 57730LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Sunset Records 038 CRY 82 698 / Crystal 038 CRY 82 698LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | EMI America 1C 038-82 698 / EMI America 038 CRY 82 698LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Liberty LBS 83 059 ILP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Liberty LIB 923 / Liberty LIB-LPS 923LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Sunset Records SLS. 50321 / Sunset Records SLS 50321LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Liberty LST-7526LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
40 vinyl pressings of Canned Heat are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1967 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Liberty LST-7526, released July 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LST-7526, LRP-3526, LST 7526, LBL 83059E) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ① LST- 7526-1 K 1̶1̶4̶ TV and 114 K ① LST- 7526-2 TV. 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.
