Vinyl pressings
by Moby Grape · 1968
Grape Jam was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
º XSM136056-2A PVariant 1, side A runout
º XSM136057-1A PVariant 1, side B runout
• XSM136056-2C 1 BVariant 2, side A runout
• XSM136056-1C I A6Variant 2, side B runout
º XSM136056-2CMachine-stamped, Side A runout
º XSM136057-1CMachine-stamped, Side B runout
1 A5Etched, Side A runout
2 A8Etched, Side B runout
o XSM136056-2B 1 T Λ1 Λ 3Side A, stamped except 1 Λ Λ
o XSM136057-1B 1 T D 1Side B, stamped except 1 1
XSM 136056Side A label
XSM 136057Side B label
o XSM136056-2C 1 Ƨ B4Side A, stamped except 1 Ƨ B4, variant 1
o XSM136057-1C 1 Ƨ A1Side B, stamped except 1 Ƨ A1, variant 1
o XSM136056-2C 1 Ƨ B1 ₳Side A, stamped except o 1 Ƨ B1 ₳, variant 2
o XSM136057-1C 1 Ƨ B2Side B, stamped except o 1 Ƨ B2, variant 2
º XSM136056-2ASide A stamped runout
º XSM136057-1ASide B stamped runout
XLP 136055 1B TVariant 1 [Side A stamped runout]
XLP 136055 2B TVariant 1 [Side B stamped runout]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473556First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | South Africa | Date DAS2011First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia MGS 1 / Columbia CXS 3First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia MGS 1 / Columbia CXS 3First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia MGS 1 / Columbia CXS 3First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia MGS 1 / Columbia CXS 3First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia MGS 1 / Columbia CXS 3First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia MGS 1 / Columbia CXS 3First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Columbia MGS 1 / Columbia CXS 3First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Columbia MGS 1 / Columbia CXS 3First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1969 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP 50110LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | US | Sundazed LP 5227 / Columbia LP 5227LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Columbia MGS 1 / Columbia CXS 3LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | US | San Francisco Sound SFS 04801KLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia LP 5227 / Sundazed Music KS-LP5227LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | US | Columbia MGS 1 / Columbia CXS 3LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia MGS 1 / Columbia CXS 3LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Columbia MGS 1 / Columbia CXS 3LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CXS 3 / Columbia MGS 1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia MGS 1 / Columbia CXS 3LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
20 vinyl pressings of Grape Jam are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1968 and 2007.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, New Zealand, South Africa. One of them is Columbia MGS 1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MGS 1, SBP 473556, DAS2011) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, º XSM136056-2A P and º XSM136057-1A 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.
