Vinyl pressings
by Eric Burdon & The Animals · 1967
Eric Is Here 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.
9 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
E4433 Side 1 MG674-1 1I [Block Shaped S]Runout Side A Etched, [Block Shaped S] Stamped
E4433 Side 2 MG675 22 [Block Shaped S]Runout Side B Etched, [Block Shaped S] Stamped
SE-4433 SiDE-1 MGS-674-1 21Side 1 etched, except final 2 numbers
SE-4433 SiDE-2 MGS-675-1 12Side 2 etched, except final 2 numbers
21Side 1 Stamped
12Side 2 Stamped
SE-4433 SiDE-1 MGS-674-1Side 1 Etched
SE-4433 SiDE-2 MGS-675Side 2 Etched
E-4433 Side-1 MG-674Side 1 Runout Etched
E-4433 Side-2 MG-675Side 2 Runout Etched
E-4433 Side-1 MG-674-1Side 1 Runout Etched
E-4433 Side-2 MG-675Side 2 Runout Etched
E4433 S1W1 MG674Side A
E4433 S1Oe MG675Side B
E-4433-S1Side 1 runouts
E-4433-S2Side 2 runouts
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 | Canada | MGM Records E-4433 / MGM Records E 4433(C)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Canada | MGM Records SE-4433 / MGM Records SE 4433(D)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | MGM Records E-4433 / MGM Records E 4433(C)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Canada | MGM Records SE-4433 / MGM Records SE 4433(D)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | MGM Records E-4433First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | MGM Records SE-4433 / MGM Records SE4433First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | MGM Records SE-4433 / MGM Records ST-91194LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1967 | US | MGM Records SE-4433 / MGM Records SE 4433First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | MGM Records E4433, E-4433First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | MGM Records E-4433First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | MGM Records SE-4433LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | MGM Records E-4433 / MGM Records T-91194LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
12 vinyl pressings of Eric Is Here are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada. One of them is MGM Records E-4433.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use E-4433, SE-4433, E4433, E-4433) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, E4433 Side 1 MG674-1 1I [Block Shaped S] and E4433 Side 2 MG675 22 [Block Shaped S]. 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.
