Vinyl pressings
by Nazz · 1968
Open My Eyes 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.
20 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 8 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.
14666A-Side Runout Etching, Variant 1
14674B-Side Runout Etching, Variant 1
A-14666-MO 340A-Side Runout Etching, Variant 2
A-14674-MO 340B-Side Runout Etching, Variant 2
SGC-14666- 1 AT LW WSide A - Etched
SGC-14674- 1 LW AT WSide B - Etched
A-14666 SPA-Side Label
A-14674 SPB-Side Label
SGC-14674-1 LW AT M SRCSide A runout
MFG. BY "SPECIALTY RECORDS" BACKING PLATE SRCSide B runout
A-14674 SPSide A label
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 | France | ATCO Records 103 182First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | ATCO Records BE 123102First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Atlantic AK 2481First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Philippines | Atlantic 45-001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Portugal | Atlantic N 28 - 41First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | SGC 45-001First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | SGC 45-001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | SGC 45-001First year45 RPM, 7", Single | 45 RPM, 7", Single |
| 1968 | US | SGC 45-001First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | SGC 001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | SGC 45-001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | SGC 0017", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | US | SGC 45-001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | SGC 0017", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1968 | US | SGC 45-001First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | SGC 0017", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1970 | US | SGC 45-0017", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1970 | US | SGC 45-0017", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
| 1970 | US | SGC 45-0017", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1970 | US | SGC 45-0017", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Atlantic AK-35197", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SGC 001X7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | SGC 45-001 / SGC 0017", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | SGC 45-0017", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
33 vinyl pressings of Open My Eyes are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1968 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Italy and more. One of them is SGC 45-001.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-001, 001, 219001, AK-2481) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 14666 and 14674. 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.
