Vinyl pressings
by Kaleidoscope · 1967
Side Trips was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
XSB-117728 1F o A3 PSide A, runout etched, variant 1
XSB-117729 1F o A2 PSide B, runout etched, variant 1
XSB-117728 1ASide A, runout etched, variant 2
XSB-117729 1BSide B, runout etched, variant 2
XEM 117726
XEM 117727
Ƨ 1 XSB-117728 1A o A1Side A, runout (variant 1)
Ƨ 1 XSB-117729 1B o A2Side B, runout (variant 1)
Ƨ 1 o XSB-117728 1A C1Side A, runout (variant 2)
1 Ƨ XSB-117729 1A o A2Side B, runout (variant 2)
XSB-117728 1D TSide A, runout etched.
XSB-117729 1DSide B, runout etched.
XSB 117728Side A, label
XSB 117729Side B, label
XEM - 11772 6 1EEtched Runout Side A
XEM117727 1GStamped Runout Side B
XEM 117726On Label Side A
XEM 117727On Label Side B
XSB-117728 1FSide A, runout etched
XSB-117729 1FSide B, runout etched
XSB 117728Side A, label
XSB 117729Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Epic BN 26304First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | South Africa | CBS ALD 8048 / CBS ALD.8048First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Epic LN 24304First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Epic LN 24304First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Epic BN 26304 / Epic LN 24304First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Epic LN 24304First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Epic BN 26304 / Epic LN 24304First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Epic BN 26304 / Epic LN 24304First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Epic BN 26304LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Epic BN 26304LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | UK | Edsel Records ED 284LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | UK | Edsel Records ED 284LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5111LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1206LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Epic BN 26304LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Sundazed Music LP 5111LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | Epic BN 26304LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Side Trips are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1967 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada, South Africa. One of them is Epic BN 26304, released May 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BN 26304, LN 24304, ALD 8048) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSB-117728 1F o A3 P and XSB-117729 1F o A2 P. 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.
