Vinyl pressings
by John Lee Hooker · 1963
On Campus 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.
4 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 2 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.
ARP AudioMatrix 63-3385 URJ A1Runout, Side A
ARP AudioMatrix 63-3386 URJ ARunout, Side B
63-3385Label, Side A
63-3386Label, Side B
(MR) Δ5706 ADI olion 63 3385 7-3-63 AudioMatrixSide A runout
A RA (MR) Δ5706-X 63-3386S ADI olion 7-5-63 AudioMatrixSide B runout
63-3385Side A label
63-3386Side B label
63-3385 URJ H Δ5712 7-3-63Side A runout etched
63-3386 7-3-63 URJ H Δ5712-XSide B runout etched
MR [encircled] AudioMatrixSides A & B runout stamped
63-3385Side A label
63-3385 8/2/63 URJ A AudioMatrixRunout, Side A, Etched ('AudioMatrix' Stamped)
63-3386 8/2/63 URJ A AudioMatrixRunout, Side B, Etched ('AudioMatrix' Stamped)
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 | Canada | Vee Jay Records SR-1066First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Vee Jay Records LP 1066 / Vee Jay Records VJLP1066First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP1066 / Vee Jay Records LP 1066First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Vee Jay Records LP1066 / Vee Jay Records VJLP 1066First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Stateside SL 10074LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | UK & Europe | Joy Records JOYS 152LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Buddah Records BDS 7506LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | RCA Camden CAS-7218LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Italy | Get Back GET7519LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1066LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records SR 1066 / Vee Jay Records VJLP 1066LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records SR 1066LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records SR 1066LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP1066 / Vee Jay Records SR 1066LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of On Campus are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1963 and 2004.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Canada. One of them is Vee Jay Records LP 1066.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LP 1066, VJLP1066, LP1066, SR-1066) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ARP AudioMatrix 63-3385 URJ A1 and ARP AudioMatrix 63-3386 URJ A. 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.
