Vinyl pressings
by Canned Heat · 1968
Going Up The Country 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.
22 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 12 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.
LB 2648 Ⓢ [12832]Runout, side A, etched, [inverted]
LB 2469 [15780]Runout, side B, etched, etched, [reversed]
LB-2648A-side label
LB-2649B-side label
LB-2648A-side label
LB-2649B-side label
LB-2648Label Side A
LB-2649Label Side B
LB 2648 [15779 Ⓢ]Runout, side A, etched, [reversed]
LB 2469 [15780]Runout, side B, etched, etched, [reversed]
LB-2648A-side label
LB-2649B-side 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 | Liberty LYK-2642First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Australia | Liberty LYK-2642First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Canada | Liberty F. 56077First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Liberty F. 56077First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Denmark | Liberty LIB 15169 / Liberty 15 169 AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Liberty 15 169 A / Liberty 15 169First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Italy | Liberty LIB 9035First year7" | 7" |
| 1968 | Japan | Liberty LR-2170First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Japan | Liberty LR-2170First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Liberty LIB 56077First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Norway | Liberty LIB 56077First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Spain | Liberty H 418 / Hispavox H 418First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Sweden | Liberty LIB 56077First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Sweden | Liberty LIB 56077First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Liberty LBF 15169First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Guatemala | Liberty L-560777", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Japan | Liberty LR -21707", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
29 vinyl pressings of Going Up The Country are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Liberty 56077.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 56077, LBF 15169, LYK-2642, F. 56077) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LB 2648 Ⓢ [12832] and LB 2469 [15780]. 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.
