Vinyl pressings
by Mother Earth · 1968
Living With The Animals 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.
4 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.
SR 61194-A-M6 111-1 MRRunout side A, variant 1
SR 61194-B-M1 MR R11Runout side B, variant 1
SR 61194-A- M7 1-11 3D MRRunout side A, variant 2
SR 61194-B- M3 I-I MRRunout side B, variant 2
SR 61194-A-M6Runout side A, stamped
SR 61194-B-M3Runout side B1, stamped
3-2 MRRunout side A, etched
1-1 MRRunout side B, etched
SR 61194-A- M7Runout side A, stamped variant 2
SR 61194-B- M5Runout side B, stamped variant 2
SR 61194-A SSide A runout
SR. 61194-B SSide B 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 | Australia | Mercury RS-135First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | Mercury SR 61194 / Mercury SR. 61194First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Mercury SR 61194LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1968 | US | Mercury SR 61194LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue |
| 1968 | US | Mercury SR 61194 / Mercury SR-61194First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Mercury SR 61194LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Mercury SR 61194 / Mercury SR-61194First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | Mercury 20143 SMCL / Mercury 134 098 MCYLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Mercury SR 61194LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Mercury 6855004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Living With The Animals are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Australia, Canada. One of them is Mercury SR 61194, released December 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SR 61194, RS-135) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SR 61194-A-M6 111-1 MR and SR 61194-B-M1 MR R11. 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.
