Vinyl pressings
by Pearls Before Swine · 1967
One Nation Underground was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year. 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.
ORT-5 : [DBH] : ESPS 1054A-1Side A, Etched (Variant 1)
ORT-5 : [DBH] : ESPS 1054B-1Side B, Etched (Variant 1)
ORT-5 [DBH] ESPS 1054A K-1145Side A, Etched (Variant 2)
ORT-5 [DBH] ESPS 1054B K-1146Side B, Etched (Variant 2)
ESP 1054 A ORT-5 DBHSide A, runout etched, variant 1
ESP 1054 B ORT-5 DBHSide B, runout etched, variant 1
ESP 1054 A K1143 ORT-5 DBHSide A, runout etched, variant 2
ESP 1054 B K1144 ORT-5 DBHSide B, runout etched, variant 2
ESPS 1054 A K-1145 ORT-5 DBHRunout etching side A DBH in rectangle
ESPS 1054 B K-1146 ORT-5 DBHRunout etching side B DBH in rectangle
ORT-5 : [DBH] : ESPS 1054A K1145Side A, Etched
ORT-5 : [DBH] : ESPS 1054B K1146Side B, Etched
ORT-5 : [DBH] : ESPS 1054A-1Side A, Etched
ORT-5 : [DBH] : ESPS 1054B-1Side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | US | ESP-Disk' 1054First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1967 | US | ESP-Disk' ESP-1054First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | ESP-Disk' ESP-1054First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | ESP-Disk' ESP-1054First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1967 | US | ESP-Disk' ESP-1054First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | US | ESP-Disk' ESP-1054 / ESP-Disk' ESPS-1054First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | US | ESP-Disk' ESP-1054LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | ESP-Disk' 1054First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | ESP-Disk' ESP-1054First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | ESP-Disk' ESP-1054First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1968 | US | ESP-Disk' ESP-1054LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | ESP-Disk' ESP-1054LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | ESP-Disk' ESP-1054LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Fontana 858 115 FPYLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Fontana STL.5505 / Fontana STL5505LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Real Records R324LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Pink Elephant PE 877.062LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Pink Elephant PE 877.062LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Italy | Get Back GET 1008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Italy | Get Back GET 91008LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2009 | US | ESP-Disk' ESP 1054LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2009 | US | ESP-Disk' ESP 1054LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Drag City DC-659LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Worldwide | Earth EARTHLP055LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Base Record ESP-1054LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Base Record ESP 1054LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Base Record ESP-1054 / Base Record ESPS 1054LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | ESP-Disk' ESP-1054 / Base Record 1054LP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| ? | Italy | Base Record ESP-1054LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Base Record ESP-1054LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | ESP-Disk' ESP-1054 / Base Record 1054LP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| ? | Italy | ESP-Disk' ESP-1054 / Base Record 1054LP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Dureco Benelux PE 877.062LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | ESP-Disk' 1054LP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| ? | Poland | ESP-Disk' ESP-1054LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | US | ESP-Disk' ESP-1054LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
36 vinyl pressings of One Nation Underground are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1967 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US. One of them is ESP-Disk' 1054.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1054, ESP-1054) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ORT-5 : [DBH] : ESPS 1054A-1 and ORT-5 : [DBH] : ESPS 1054B-1. 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.
