Vinyl pressings
by Oliver · 1969
Good Morning Starshine was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
o T 1 CX-1111 -1 DC B3Side A, variant 1 etched [o & B stamped]
o T 1 CX-1112 -1 CP2Side B, variant 1 etched [o stamped]
o T 1 CX-1111 -2 DC A3Side A, variant 2
o T 1 CX-1112 -1 A5Side B, variant 2
CR-1333-A 7-9 DC 114Side A etched
CR-1333-B 7-10 DCSide B etched
CR-1333 ARunout side A, variant 1
CR-1333 BRunout side B, variant 1
CX-1111 II DCRunout etched side A, variant 2
CX-1112 I DCRunout etched side B, variant 2
CR-1333-ARE DC 114Runout A variant 1
CR-1333-BRE 114 DCRunout B variant 1
114 CR-1333-ARE 6 114 eRunout A variant 2
CR-1333-BRE 6 eRunout B variant 2
/ CX-1111 || DCRunout A
/ CX-1112 DCRunout B
CX-1111Label A
CX-1112Label B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Crewe SCRL-933,509First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Crewe CR-1333First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Crewe CR-1333First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Japan | Crewe UPS1193-CFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Spain | Crewe 3.512-VS / Crewe 3512 - VSFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | Crewe Records CRWS 201First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Crewe CR-1333First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Crewe CR-1333First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Crewe CR-1333First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Crewe CR-1333First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Crewe CR-1333First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Crewe CR-1333First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Crewe CR-1333First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Brazil | RCA Victor CRL-24001LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Germany | Crewe CR-1333LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Italy | Crewe CR1333LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Stateside LHSS 3003LP | LP |
| 1970 | South Africa | Continental Records SZB 8283LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Birchmount BM-589 / Birchmount BM 589LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | RCA Records CWLM-6051LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Crewe CR-1333 / Crewe CR 1333LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of Good Morning Starshine are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1969 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Crewe CR-1333.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CR-1333, CRWS 201, SCRL-933,509, UPS1193-C) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o T 1 CX-1111 -1 DC B3 and o T 1 CX-1112 -1 CP2. 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.
