Vinyl pressings
by Martin Denny · 1959
Hypnotique was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 1959, 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.
LRP-3102-1 SIDE1 I A1Side A Runout variant 1
LRP-3102-1B SIDE2 B1 ISide B Runout variant 1
LRP_3102_1 SIDE1 I A1Side A Runout variant 2
LRP_3102_1 SIDE2 I A1Side B Runout variant 2
LRP 31021. 1A HSide A runout
LRP 31022 -1A HSide B runout
LRP 31021. 1ASide A, etched
LRP 31022 -1ASide B, etched
STEREO LST 7102 ∙ S 1Side A Runout stamped
STEREO LST 7102 ∙ S 2Side B Runout stamped
STEREO LST 7102 ∙ S 1Side A Runout stamped
STEREO LST 7102 ∙ S 2Side B Runout stamped
LST- 7102-1 SIDE 1 I A2Side A runout stamped
LST- 7102-1 SIDE 2 I A1Side B runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Canada | Liberty LRP-3102First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Liberty LRP-3102First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Liberty LRP 3102First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Liberty LRP 3102 / Liberty LRP-3102First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Liberty LST-7102 / Liberty LST 7102First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Liberty LST-7102 / Liberty LST 7102First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Liberty LST7102First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1959 | US | Liberty LST 7102 / Liberty LST-7102First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | Liberty LST-7102 / Liberty LST 7102LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Liberty LST-7102 / Liberty LST-7102LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Jackpot Records JPR 066LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Jackpot Records JPR 066 / Capitol Records JPR 066LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Liberty LRP-3102LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of Hypnotique are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1959 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, Canada. One of them is Liberty LRP-3102, released February 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LRP-3102, LRP 3102, LST-7102, LST 7102) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LRP-3102-1 SIDE1 I A1 and LRP-3102-1B SIDE2 B1 I. 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.
