Vinyl pressings
by Every Mothers' Son · 1967
Come On Down To My Boat 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.
18 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] K13733 102239-1 11A-Side Runout Etching
[s-shaped block stamp] K13733 102246-1 12B-Side Runout Etching
[s-shaped block stamp] K13733 102239-2 11A-Side Runout Etching; Variant 2
[s-shaped block stamp] K13733 102246-3 11B-Side Runout Etching; Variant 2
K13733 102339-4Runout, side A, etched
K3733 102246-4Runout, side B, etched
102,239Side A label
102,246Side B label
K13733 102239-3 [MR logo] △66230Run-out area side A
K13733 102246-3 [MR logo] △66231Run-out area side B
102,239Label side A
102,246Label side B
K 13733 102239-5 Nashville MatrixSide A runout
K 13733 102246-5 Nashville MatrixSide B runout
102,239Side A label
102,246Side B label
102,239A
102,246B
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-2First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Australia | MGM Records MGM 5450First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | MGM Records 13733XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Denmark | MGM Records MGM 1341First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | MGM Records 61 132First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | MGM Records 61 153First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Italy | MGM Records MG 70.017First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Japan | MGM Records DM-1131First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Japan | MGM Records DM-11317", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 1967 | New Zealand | MGM Records MGM 73184First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | South Africa | MGM Records MGM 19269First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | MGM Records MGM 1341First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | MGM Records K13733First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | MGM Records K 13733First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | MGM Records K13733First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | MGM Records KGC 1917", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
20 vinyl pressings of Come On Down To My Boat are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, South Africa, Australia and more. One of them is MGM Records K13733.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K13733, K 13733, K-13733, MGM 1341) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [s-shaped block stamp] K13733 102239-1 11 and [s-shaped block stamp] K13733 102246-1 12. 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.
