Vinyl pressings
by Grand Funk Railroad · 1969
Grand Funk was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. 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 1969, the album's first year. 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.
SKAO-1-406-A-3· 3 ✲Side A, etched except ✲ stamped, variant 1
SKAO-2-406-A-3· 3 ✲Side B, etched except ✲ stamped, variant 1
SKAO-1-406-A-3· 1 ✲Side A, etched except ✲ stamped, variant 2
SKAO-2-406-A-3· 1 ✲Side B, etched except ✲ stamped, variant 2
SKAO-1-406-W2 #2 ─◁Side A, runout, etched, Variant 1
SKAO-2-406-P9 1-S ─◁Side B, runout, etched, Variant 1
SKAO-1-406-W2 #2 ─◁Side A, runout, etched, Variant 2
SKAO-2-406-P9 ─◁Side B, runout, etched, Variant 2
SKAO-1-406 W4 #1 0Runout Side A, etched except '0' stamp, Variant 1
SKAO-2-406 W8 #2 0Runout Side B, etched except '0' stamp, Variant 1
SKAO-1-406 X5 #2 0Runout Side A, etched except '0' stamp, Variant 2
SKAO-2-406 X5 #3 0Runout Side B, etched except '0' stamp, Variant 2
STI-406-A1 ['IAM' in triangle]Side A: etched, stamped, variant 1
ST2-406-A2 ['IAM' in triangle]Side B: etched, stamped, variant 1
STI-406-A1 ['IAM' in triangle]Side A: etched, stamped, variant 2
ST2-406-A1 #2 ['IAM' in triangle]Side B: etched, stamped, variant 2
SKAO-1-406 W10 #1 0Runout side A, etched, except '0' stamp
SKAO-2-406 W8 #2 0Runout side B, etched, except '0' stamp
SKAO-2-406 X5 #2 0Runout side A, etched, except '0' stamp
SKAO-2-406 X5 #1 0Runout side B, etched, except '0' stamp
SKA̷̷̷̶̷̷̷ ̷̷̷̶̷̷̷O̷̷̷̶̷̷̷O̷̷̷̶̷̷̷ 1 80406 1 2Side A etched [80406 1 2 stamped],
SK ̷̷̷̶̷̷̷O̷̷̷̶̷̷̷O̷̷̷̶̷̷̷-2 80406 1 2Side B etched [2 80406 1 2 stamped]
SKAO-1-8-0406Side A label
SKAO-2-8-0406Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-406First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-406First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-406 / Capitol Records SKAO-8-0406First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-406First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-406First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-406First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-406 / Capitol Records SKAO-8-0406First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-406First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-406First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Capitol Records ST 406LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Australia | Capitol Records ST 406 / Capitol Records ST-406LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Australia | Capitol Records ST 406LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Chile | Capitol Records SKAO-406LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Chile | Capitol Records SKAO-406LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Chile | Capitol Records SKAO-406LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Capitol Records 2C 062 80357LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | France | Capitol Records 2 C062 80357LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Capitol Records 1 C 062-80 357LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Israel | Capitol Records SKAO-406LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Israel | Capitol Records SKAO-406LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Italy | Capitol Records 3 C062-80357 / Capitol Records 3C 062 - 80357LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Italy | Capitol Records 3C 062 - 80357LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1970 | Japan | Capitol Records CP-8915LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Japan | Capitol Records CP-8915LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Capitol Records SN-16177LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SKAO-406LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Colombia | Capitol Records C-80262 / Codiscos Internacional C. 80262LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records 1 C 062-80 357 / Capitol Records SKAO-406LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Guatemala | Capitol Records SKAO-406LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Israel | Capitol Records SKAO-406LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Israel | Capitol Records SKAO-406LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST 406 / Capitol Records ST. 406LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Peru | Capitol Records ST - 21683LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | South Korea | High Stereo Light 548LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records E-ST 406LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SKAO-6406LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SKAO-406LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SKAO-406LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SKAO-406LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Uruguay | Capitol Records ST 50517LP, Album | LP, Album |
77 vinyl pressings of Grand Funk are listed here, from 24 countries, released between 1969 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US. One of them is Capitol Records SKAO-406, released December 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SKAO-406) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SKAO-1-406-A-3· 3 ✲ and SKAO-2-406-A-3· 3 ✲. 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.
