Vinyl pressings
by Love · 1969
Out Here 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.
5 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
5039 MR △14121Runout side A, variant 1
5040 T MR △14121-X ➀Runout side B, variant 1
5041 T MR △14122 ➁Runout side C, variant 1
5042 MR △14122-XRunout side D, variant 1
T | BTS 5039 - 1 VRunout Side A
T 2 BTS 5042 - 1 8 VRunout Side D
T BTS 5040 - 1 V 2Runout Side B
T | BTS 5041 - 1 V 4Runout Side C
BTS 5039 1-1ASide A, runout, variant 1
BTS 5040 - 1BSide B, runout, variant 1
BTS 5041 - 1ASide C, runout, variant 1
BTS 5042 - 1BSide D, runout, variant 1
5039Side A Label
5040Side B Label
5041Side C Label
5042Side D Label
BTS 9000XA-2
BTS 9000X-B-2
BTS 9000XC-2
BTS 9000X D
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 | Canada | Blue Thumb Records BTS 9000XFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 9000First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS-9000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS-9000LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1969 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 9000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS-9000LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1969 | US | Blue Thumb BTS-9000LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1969 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS-9000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Harvest SHDW 3/4LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Harvest SMH 2232/33 / Blue Thumb Records SMH 2232/33LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Harvest SHDW 3-4LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Harvest SHDW 3/4 / Harvest 1E 054 ◦ 91296/7LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Venezuela | Odeon SOLP-7127LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Venezuela | Odeon SOLP-7128LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Russia | Endless Happiness HE69003LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS-8709LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS-8709LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Out Here are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1969 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Canada. One of them is Blue Thumb Records BTS-9000, released December 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BTS-9000, BTS 9000, BTS 9000X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5039 MR △14121 and 5040 T MR △14121-X ➀. 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.
