Vinyl pressings
by Eric Burdon & The Animals · 1967
San Franciscan Nights / Good Times 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.
33 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 11 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.
[s-shaped block stamp] K13769 103098-1 11A-Side Runout Etching variant 1
[s-shaped block stamp] K13769 103099-1 13B-Side Runout Etching variant 1
[s-shaped block stamp] K13769 103098 11A-Side Runout variant 2
[s-shaped block stamp] K13769 103099-1 11B-Side Runout variant 2
K-13769 103 098-3 (MR) ∆67521Side A runout
K-13769 103099-3 (MR) ∆67521-XSide B runout
103,098Side A label
103,099Side B label
Nashville Matrik K13769 103098-5Runout, side A, etched
Nashville Matrik K13769 103099-5Runout, side B, etched
103,098Label side A
103,099Label side B
K13769 103098-3 MR Δ67521A-Side Runout Etching
K13769 103099-3 MR Δ67521-XB-Side Runout Etching
103,098A-side label
103,099B-side label
Nashville Matrix K13769 103098-5A-side Runout Etching
K13769 103099-5 Nashville MatrixB-Side Runout Etching
103,098A-Side Label
103,099B-Side Label
Nashville Matrix K13769 103098-5A-side runout etching
K13769 103099-5 Nashville MatrixB-side runout etching
103,098A-side label
103,099B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | MGM Records MGM-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | MGM Records 13769XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | MGM Records 13769XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | MGM Records 13769XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | Barclay 060 864First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | Barclay 060.864 / Barclay 060 864First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | Barclay 060864 / Barclay 060.864First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | Barclay 060 864 / Barclay 060.864First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | Barclay 060.864First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox |
| 1967 | France | Barclay 060.864 / Barclay 060 864First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | Barclay 060864 / Barclay 060.864First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | France | Barclay 060 864 / Barclay 060.864First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | Barclay 060 864 / Barclay 060.864First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | MGM Records 61 159 / MGM Records 61159First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | MGM Records 61 159First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | UK | MGM Records 2006 0287", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | UK | MGM Records 2006-0287", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | UK | Polydor POSP 5347", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | MGM Records GC. 175X7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Germany | MGM Records K 137697", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
42 vinyl pressings of San Franciscan Nights / Good Times are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1967 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, South Africa, Greece, Australia and more. One of them is MGM Records K-13769, released July 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K-13769, K 13769, ESS 610, 61503) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [s-shaped block stamp] K13769 103098-1 11 and [s-shaped block stamp] K13769 103099-1 13. 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.
