Vinyl pressings
by Harpers Bizarre · 1967
Feelin' Groovy 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 6 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.
p o 9241 W-1693-A 1-J A 2A-Side Runout, variant 1
p o 9242 W-1693-B 1-G A 2B-Side Runout, variant 1
p 1 9241 W-1693-A o 1-J A̶ B 2A-Side Runout, variant 2
p o 1 9242 W-1693-B 1-G A 4B-Side Runout, variant 2
39241 WS-1693 A IESide 1 runout, variant 1
39242 WS-1693 A IFSide 2 runout, variant 1
39241 WS-1693 A IGSide 1 runout, variant 2
39242 WS-1693 B ICSide 2 runout, variant 2
S-39241-2S ISide 1, Stamped
S-39242-1S ISide 2, Stamped
9241 W-1693-A 1-C 0Variant 1 Side A Runout
0 9242 W-1693-B 1-CVariant 1 Side B Runout
0 9241- W-1693-A 1-A 0Variant 2 Side A Runout
9242 W-1693-B 1-A O AVariant 2 Side B Runout
39241 WS-1693 A 0 1G IIIIEtched side A
39242 WS-1693 B 1D IIIIIIIAEtched side B
539241Label side A
9242Label side B
S 1 39241 WS-1693 A o 1A A4Side A Runout
S 1 39242 WS-1693 B o 1B A6Side B Runout
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 | Warner Bros. Records 1693 / Warner Bros. Records W 1693First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1693First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1693First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1693First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WS 1693First yearAlbum, LP, Stereo | Album, LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS1693First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBL1033 / Warner Bros. Records W1693First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Warner Bros. Records 1693 / Warner Bros. Records W 1693First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1693First yearLP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1693LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1693First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1693First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1693First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1693First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1693First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Midi MID 228LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS 1693 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1693LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS 1693 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1693LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1693LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
23 vinyl pressings of Feelin' Groovy are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1967 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records W 1693, released April 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use W 1693, WS 1693, 1693, WBS1693) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p o 9241 W-1693-A 1-J A 2 and p o 9242 W-1693-B 1-G A 2. 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.
