Vinyl pressings
by Canned Heat · 1968
Living The Blues 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.
8 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.
114 LST-27200-1 9-25-68 Audio MatrixRunout Side A etched, exc. Audio Matrix stamped
LST-27200-2 114Runout Side B etched
114 LST-27200-3 114 Audio MatrixRunout Side C etched, exc. Audio Matrix stamped
114 LST-27200-4 114Runout Side D
AudioMatrix LST 27200-1Side A (variant 1)
114 LST 27200-2Side B (variant 1)
AudioMatrix LST 27200-3Side C (variant 1)
9-5-68 114 LST 27200-4Side D (variant 1)
LST-27200-1-1 +I c1Variant 1, Side A stamped
LST-27200-2-1 C1 I+Variant 1, Side B etched, exc. "I" stamped
LST-27200-3-1 A2 I+Variant 1, Side C stamped
LST-27200-4-1 I+ A1Variant 1, Side D stamped
T LST 27200 SIDE 1 -1E Ⓡ 1 o A 1Side A runout, etched (except "T", "Ⓡ", "o A" stamped)
LST27200 SIDE 2 -1A Ⓡ o C3 S/\XTSide B runout, etched (except "Ⓡ o", "S/\XT" stamped)
LST 27200 SIDE 3 -1B Ⓡ o B 1 C/\XTSide C runout, etched (except "Ⓡ o", "C/\XT" stamped)
1 LST 27200 SIDE 4 -1A Ⓡ o C 4Side D runout, etched (except "Ⓡ o" stamped)
AudioMatrix LST 27200-1 114Side A Runout
LST 27200-2 114Side B Runout
AudioMatrix LST 27200-3 114Side C Runout
LST 27200-4 114 9-5-68Side D Runout
LDS 84001 A//1▽420 1Side A
LDS 84001 B//1▽420 6Side B
LDS 84001 C//1▽420 1 6Side C
LDS 84001 D//1▽420 1Side D
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 | Italy | Liberty LIB/LP 921 / Liberty LIB-LPS 921First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Liberty LST-27200First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Liberty LST-27200First yearLP, Album, Special Cut, Stereo | LP, Album, Special Cut, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Liberty LST-27200First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Liberty LST-27200First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Liberty LST-27200First yearLP, Album, Special Cut, Stereo | LP, Album, Special Cut, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Liberty LDS 84001E / Liberty LDS 84001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Liberty LDL 84001 EFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Canada | Liberty LST-27200LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | Liberty LBS 83210/ 11 XLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Japan | Liberty LP-8602LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1969 | Japan | Liberty LP-8602LP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1969 | Japan | Liberty LP-93023BLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Liberty LST-27200LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Liberty LST-27200LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | France | Liberty 2C 170-53.858/9LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Greece | Liberty 162-7489491/501 / Liberty 062-7489491/501LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Italy | Akarma AK 051/2LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Unknown | Lmlr 3700477830922 / Liberty LST-27200LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, LP, Reissue, Stereo, All Media, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, LP, Reissue, Stereo, All Media, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | EMI America 1C 128-15 7675 3 / EMI America 1C 128 15 7675 3LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | United Artists Records 2C 170-53858/9 / United Artists Records UAS 29.258 / UAS 29.259LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | United Artists Records UAS 29.258 / United Artists Records UAS 29.259LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | United Artists Records UAS 29.258 / United Artists Records UAS 29.259LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Liberty LBS 83210/11 XLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Liberty LBS 83210/11 XLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | Liberty LP-93023BLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Liberty LP-93023BLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | Liberty LDS 84001 / Liberty LDS 84001ELP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Liberty LST-27200LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
46 vinyl pressings of Living The Blues are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1968 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Italy. One of them is Liberty LST-27200.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LST-27200, LDS 84001E, LDL 84001 E, LIB/LP 921) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 114 LST-27200-1 9-25-68 Audio Matrix and LST-27200-2 114. 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.
