Vinyl pressings
by Jan & Dean · 1963
Surf City And Other Swingin' Cities was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 4 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.
LRP 3314 SIDE #1 (1-0) T AIIVar. 1: A-side runout
LRP 3314 SIDE #2 (1-0) T AIIIIIIIVar. 1: B-side runout
LRP 3314 SIDE # 1 (1-C) C IIIVar. 2: A-side runout
T LRP 3314 SIDE # 2 (1-G) IIVar. 2: B-side runout
LST 7314-SIDE ONE-1C-A side variant 1
LST 7314 SIDE TWO -1A-B side variant 1
LST 7314 SIDE ONE-1F-11H3A side variant 2
LST 7314 SiDE #2 (1-B) 3M11B side variant 2
LRP 3314 SIDE#1 (1-D)Side A Runout, etched
LRP 3314 SIDE#2 (1-C)Side B Runout, etched
LRP..3314..1..SIDE 1 1Runout area side A (Variant 1
LRP..3314..2..SIDE 2 1Runout area side B (Variant 1
LRP-3341-1 R.P.IRunout A
LRP-3314-2 R.P.IRunout B
LRP 3314 Side #1 (1 B) HHH
LRP 3314 Side #2 (1 H) HH
LRP 3314 SIDE #1 (1-H) o P H11Runout side A variant 1
LRP 3314 SIDE #2 (1-G) o P H11Runout side B variant 1
LRP 3314 SIDE #1 (1-A) o P IIIIHRunout side A variant 2
LRP 3314 SIDE #2 (1-B) P IIIHRunout side B variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | Liberty LRP 3314First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | Liberty LST-7314First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | Liberty LRP-3314 / Liberty LRP. 3314First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | Liberty LST-7314First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | Liberty LBY 1163First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Liberty LST 7314First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Liberty LRP-3314First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Liberty LRP 3314First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Liberty LRP-3314First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Liberty LRP-3314First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Liberty LST 7314First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Liberty LST 7314First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Liberty LST-7314First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Liberty LRP-3314First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Liberty LRP-3314First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Liberty K22P-171LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Japan | Liberty K22P-171LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Japan | Liberty TOJP-7252LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Liberty LRP-3314 / Liberty LRP. 3314LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Liberty LRP-3314LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
20 vinyl pressings of Surf City And Other Swingin' Cities are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1963 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is Liberty LRP-3314, released July 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LRP-3314, LST 7314, LRP 3314, LST-7314) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LRP 3314 SIDE #1 (1-0) T AII and LRP 3314 SIDE #2 (1-0) T AIIIIIII. 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.
