Vinyl pressings
by Moby Grape · 1971
20 Granite Creek was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 6 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.
RS-6460 31270-1 SG A1 PSide A runout, etched [P stamped], variant 1
RS-6460 31271-1 SG 2 PSide B runout, etched [P stamped], variant 1
RS-6460 31270-1 SG 1 A 4 PSide A runout, etched [A, 4, P stamped], variant 2
RS-6460 31271-1 SG 1 A 1 PSide B runout, etched [A, 1, P stamped], variant 2
T1 RS-6460 31270-1-SG 1 B1Side 1 Runout Etched Variation 1
T1 RS-6460 31271-1-SG 1 ASide 2 Runout Etched Variation 1
T1 RS-6460 31270-1-2 SG A4Side 1 Runout Etched Variation 2
T1 RS-6460 31271-1-2 SG A6Side 2 Runout Etched Variation 2
RS-6460-A 31270-2B SGA-side runout, variant 1
RS-6460-B 31271-2B SGB-side runout, variant 1
S 1 RS-6460-A 31270-1̶2BSG oA-side runout, variant 2
S 1 RS-6460-B 31271-1̶2BSGB-side runout, variant 2
RS-6460-A 31270-2AA Side Etched
RS-6460-B 31271-2BB Side Etched
S1 RS-6460-A 31270- ̶ ̷1̷ 2Bsg oVariant 2, A Side Etched
S1 RS-6460-B 31271- ̶ ̷1̷ 2A GVariant 2, B Side Etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6460First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6460First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6460First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 152 / Reprise Records RS 6460First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 152First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 152LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1971 | Japan | Reprise Records P-8159RFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Reprise Records RS 6460First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Reprise Records K 44152First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Reprise Records K44152First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1971 | US | Reprise Records K 44152 / Reprise Records RS 6460First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Reprise Records RS 6460First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Reprise Records RS 6460First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Reprise Records RS 6460 / Reprise Records R114069LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1971 | US | Reprise Records RS - 6460LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | UK | Edsel Records ED 176LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Reprise Records RS 6460LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of 20 Granite Creek are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1971 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Reprise Records RS 6460, released September 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RS 6460, K 44152, K44152, REP 44 152) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RS-6460 31270-1 SG A1 P and RS-6460 31271-1 SG 2 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.
