Vinyl pressings
by Phil Ochs · 1967
Pleasures Of The Harbor 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.
18 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 4 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.
T SP4165-7Runout A, variant 1
T SP 4166-8Runout B, variant 1
T SP 4165- 9Runout A, variant 2
T SP 4166- 9Runout B, variant 2
SP4165-7 2Runout side A etched
SP 4166-7Runout side B etched
A1Runout side B stamped
SP-4165Side A Label
A&M-SP-4165-17 △11044Side A, runout etched (variant 1)
A&M-SP-4166-17 △11044-XSide B, runout etched (variant 1)
A&M-SP-4165-15 △11044Side A, runout etched (variant 2)
A&M-SP-4166-16 △11044-XSide B, runout etched (variant 2)
P 1 o A+M LP 165-1 A 3Side A runout etched except P o A 3
o LP 166-1 1 P D 1 2Side B runout etched except o P D 1 2
LP-165Side A Label
LP-166Side B Label
SP-4165-2Side A Label
SP-4166-1Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4133First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4133First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4133First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4133First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | South Africa | A&M Records LAM 2030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | UK | A&M Records AML 913 / A&M Records AML913First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | A&M Records SP-4133 / A&M Records SP 4133First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | A&M Records LP 133 / A&M Records LP-133First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | A&M Records SP-4133First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | A&M Records SP 4133 / A&M Records SP-4133First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | A&M Records SP-4133 / A&M Records SP 4133First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | A&M Records LP 133 / A&M Records LP-133First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | A&M Records SP 4133 / A&M Records SP-4133First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | A&M Records SP 4133 / A&M Records SP-4133First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | A&M Records SP 4133 / A&M Records SP-4133First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | A&M Records SAML 934624LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | New Zealand | A&M Records SAML 934624LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 4133LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 4133 / A&M Records SP 4133LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 4133 / A&M Records SP-4133LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 4133LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 4133LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 4133LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP 4133 / A&M Records SP-4133LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP 4133 / A&M Records SP-4133LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP 4133LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP 4133 / A&M Records SP-4133LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP 4133 / A&M Records SP-4133LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
31 vinyl pressings of Pleasures Of The Harbor are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1967 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Canada, South Africa. One of them is A&M Records SP 4133, released October 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP 4133, LP-133, SP-4133, LP 133) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T SP4165-7 and T SP 4166-8. 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.
