Vinyl pressings
by Henson Cargill · 1968
Skip A Rope 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.
11 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 3 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.
GIY-469 SLP18094-A S-1 P 0Side 1 / etched var. 1
SLP18094-B X1 D4Side 2 / etched var. 1
SLP18094 A GIY469 XSBV 132438-1ASide 1 etched var. 2
SLP18094 B I GIY470 XSBV132439-1ASide 2 etched var. 2
G1Y-469Side A Label
G1Y-470Side B Label
G1Y-469 SLP18094 S-1. (MR) dh. △11576Runout A
G1Y-470 SLP18094 S-2. dh. (MR) △11576-XRunout B
G1Y-469Label A
G1Y-470Label B
GIY-469 B2 T SLP 18094 A SIDE I .0. XSBV-132438-1BSide A runout
GIY470 0 XSBV 132439-1A A T SLP 18094 B ISide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Monument SLP-18094First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | Monument SLP-18094First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Monument SPL 932895First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Monument SLP18094First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Monument MLP-8094First yearMono, LP, Album · Mono | Mono, LP, Album · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Monument MLP-8094First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Monument SLP18094First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Monument SLP 8094First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Monument SLP18094 / Monument SLP-18094First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Monument SLP18094 / Monument SLP 18094First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Monument Record Corp. SLP 18094First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Monument NM 400LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Monument SLP 8094LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Skip A Rope are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Monument SLP18094.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SLP18094, MLP-8094, SLP 8094, SLP 18094) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GIY-469 SLP18094-A S-1 P 0 and SLP18094-B X1 D4. 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.
