Vinyl pressings
by Roland Kirk · 1967
Here Comes The Whistleman 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.
ST-A-66959-A LW AT ···W.Side A runout, etched
ST-A-66960-A LW AT ···W.Side B runout, etched
ST-A-66959Side a label, in parentheses
ST-A-66960Side B label, in parentheses
ST-A-66959-A LW AT ···W.Side A runout etched
ST-A-66960-A LW AT ···W.Side B runout etched
ST-A-66959Label A
ST-A-66960Label B
ST-A-66959-AA [encircled "MR"] LW AT △10128 •••W•Side A runout
ST-A-66960-AA [encircled "MR"] LW AT △10128-X •••W•Side B runout
ST-A-66959-MOSide A label
ST-A-66960-MOSide B label
A-12491-AEtched runout A
A-12492-AEtched runout B
A-12491-A 1A – CLStamped runout Side A
A-12492-A 1A – CLStamped runout Side B
S T A-66959-1A CL I I A TSide A runout
S T A-66960-1A CL T I I ASide B runout
ST-A-66959Side A label
ST-A-66960Side B label
ST-A-66959Side A label
ST-A-66960Side 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 | US | Atlantic SD 3007First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic 3007First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic SD 3007First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic SD 3007First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic 3007First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic 3007First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic SD 3007First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic SD 3007First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic SD 3007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Spain | Atlantic 40 389LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | US | Atlantic SD 3007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Unknown | Atlantic 3007HLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Modern Harmonic MH-8261 / Atlantic 3007LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Atlantic 40 389 / Atlantic SD 3007LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 3007LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 3007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 3007LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 3007LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Here Comes The Whistleman are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1967 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US. One of them is Atlantic SD 3007, released June 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 3007, 3007) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-66959-A LW AT ···W. and ST-A-66960-A LW AT ···W.. 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.
