Vinyl pressings
by Harpers Bizarre · 1968
The Secret Life Of Harpers Bizarre was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 7 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.
T o 39347 WS 1739 A - 1CSide A runout, etched/stamped
T o 39348 WS 1739 B - 1BSide B runout, etched/stamped
S39347Side A label
S39348Side B label
Ƨ 1 39347 WS 1739 A -1ASide A, runout, etched
Ƨ 1 39348 WS 1739 B -1ASide B, runout, etched
oBoth sides, runout, stamped
Ƨ Lp1 39347 WS 1739 A -1D A 2Matrix variant, etched in Side A dead wax (no machine stamp)
S 39347 1S ISide 1
S 39348 1S ISide 2
P I 39347 WS 1739 A -1D A 1Side A runout
P I o39348 WS 1739 B -1E B 2Side B runout
S39347Side A label
S39348Side B label
Ƨ o \ DJ 39347 WS 1739 A -1A A2Side A runout etched
Ƨ o \ DJ 39348 WS 1739 B -1A A2Side B runout etched
S39347DJSide A label
S39348DJSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1739 / Warner Bros. Records WS-1739First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1739First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1739 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 1739First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Japan | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records BP-8523First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | Japan | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records BP-8523First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | UK | Warner Bros. Records W 1739First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WS 1739First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1739First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Stereo, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Venezuela | Warner Bros. Records WS 1739First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1739 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 1739First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1739 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 1739First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records SKAO 91525 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records SKAO-91525LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1968 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1739First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1739 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 1739First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of The Secret Life Of Harpers Bizarre are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1739, released September 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WS 1739, W 1739, BP-8523) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T o 39347 WS 1739 A - 1C and T o 39348 WS 1739 B - 1B. 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.
