US
1969- Label and catalog number
- RCA Victor LSP-4104
- Format
- LP, Album · Rockaway
- Runout / matrix
WPRS-3621-2S-A2B RRunout side A
WPRS-3622-2S-C RRunout side B
WPRS-3621-6SVariant 1 - Runout side A
WPRS-3622-6SVariant 1 - Runout side B
Vinyl pressings
by Hugo Montenegro · 1969
Good Vibrations 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.
12 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
WPRS-3621-2S-A2B RRunout side A
WPRS-3622-2S-C RRunout side B
WPRS-3621-6SVariant 1 - Runout side A
WPRS-3622-6SVariant 1 - Runout side B
WPRS-3621-5S ISide A runout
WPRS-3622-6S I 1Side B runout
WPRS-3621Side A label
WPRS-3622Side B label
WPRS-3621-6SRunout side A
WPRS-3622-6SRunout side B
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 | Australia | RCA Victor LSP-4104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Brazil | RCA Victor LPM-4104First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-4104First yearLP | LP |
| 1969 | Colombia | RCA Victor LPS 53-952First yearLP | LP |
| 1969 | France | RCA Victor 740.589First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | Israel | RCA Victor LSP-4104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | New Zealand | RCA Victor LSP-4104First yearLP | LP |
| 1969 | Peru | RCA Victor LSP 4104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | South Africa | RCA Victor 38-046 / RCA Victor 38.046First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Venezuela | RCA LPVS-7800First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-4104LP | LP |
| ? | Taiwan | First Record FL-1710LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
14 vinyl pressings of Good Vibrations are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Australia, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-4104.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-4104, LPM-4104, LPS 53-952, 740.589) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WPRS-3621-2S-A2B R and WPRS-3622-2S-C R. 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.